What is the full meaning or expansion of HbA1C - Diabetes India
What is the full meaning or expansion of HbA1C
Glycosylated haemoglobin which indicates %amt.of Hb bound with glucose.
HbA1c stands for glycated hemoglobin or glycosylated hemoglobin. Hb stands for hemoglobin.
Hemoglobin A1c was first separated from other forms of hemoglobin by Huisman and Meyering in 1958 using a chromatographic column. It was first characterized as a glycoprotein by Bookchin and Gallop in 1968. Its increase in diabetes was first described in 1969 by Samuel Rahbar et al. The reactions leading to its formation were characterized by Bunn and his coworkers in 1975. The use of hemoglobin A1c for monitoring the degree of control of glucose metabolism in diabetic patients was proposed in 1976 by Anthony Cerami, Ronald Koenig and coworkers.
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It is a blood test by which one finds the extent of sugar control in your blood during the last 60 to 90 days. A range of 5.1 to 5.6 is considered good control..
HbA1c,Average blood glucose 
Berberine supliments to control and reduce Hba1c 
Latest Lab report. Hba1c at 4.9
