Convert HbA1c to Average Blood Sugar Level
Use this calculator to convert HbA1c to Average Blood Sugar Level.
The HbA1c level in your blood indicates what your average blood glucose level has been in the past 2 to 3 months.
Everyone, whether non-diabetic, pre-diabetic, type 1 diabetic or type 2 diabetic has some degree of sugar in their blood.
To convert between mg/dl and mmol/L, use our blood sugar converter.
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Recommended HbA1c ranges
The recommended HbA1c range for most with diabetes is to keep the value under 48 mmols/mol (under 6.5% in the old percentage units).
People at risk of hypoglycemia, or for whom such tight blood glucose regulation is not advised, may be advised to keep their HbA1c below 59 mmols/mol (under 7.5% in the old percentage units).
HbA1c is a measure of how well controlled your blood sugar has been over a period of about 3 months. It essentially gives a good idea how high or low, on average, your blood glucose levels have been.
A sample of blood will be taken, usually from your arm. The test measures how much glucose has stuck to haemoglobin in the blood.
The result may either be expressed as a percentage or in mmols per mol.
- The target for people with diabetes is to get an HbA1c value of under 6.5%.
- This is the same as being under 48 mmols per mol.
Generally speaking, the lower HbA1c value, the better.
Some people may be set less challenging targets by their doctor, particularly where hypoglycemia is a concern.
A lot of people get confused about the units used to measure HbA1c. Use the HbA1c units converter on this page which translates percentages into mmols per mol and vice versa.
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