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<blockquote data-quote="bulkbiker" data-source="post: 1197045" data-attributes="member: 219467"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>How does HbA1c differ from a blood glucose level?</strong></span></p><p><strong>HbA1c </strong>provides a longer-term trend, similar to an average, of how high your blood sugar levels have been over a period of time.</p><p></p><p></p><p>An HbA1c reading can be taken from blood from a finger but is often taken from a blood sample that is taken from your arm.</p><p></p><p><strong>Blood glucose level</strong> is the concentration of glucose in your blood at <strong>a single point in time</strong>, i.e. the very moment of the test.</p><p></p><p>A quote from this site</p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html</a></p><p></p><p>So one is an average level over 2-3 months the other is a single point in time. You would have to take prick test readings all of the time in order to come up with your HbA1c.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulkbiker, post: 1197045, member: 219467"] [SIZE=5][B]How does HbA1c differ from a blood glucose level?[/B][/SIZE] [B]HbA1c [/B]provides a longer-term trend, similar to an average, of how high your blood sugar levels have been over a period of time. An HbA1c reading can be taken from blood from a finger but is often taken from a blood sample that is taken from your arm. [B]Blood glucose level[/B] is the concentration of glucose in your blood at [B]a single point in time[/B], i.e. the very moment of the test. A quote from this site [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html[/URL] So one is an average level over 2-3 months the other is a single point in time. You would have to take prick test readings all of the time in order to come up with your HbA1c. [/QUOTE]
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