What Does the A1C Test Tell You?

The A1C test, also known as an HbA1C, hemoglobin A1c, glycated hemoglobin, or glycosylated hemoglobin test, is a blood test that shows your average blood sugar levels for the past two to three months. Learn how it's different from conventional home glucose monitoring, and what it's for.

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Real Life With Diabetes What Does the A1C Test Tell You? The A1C test, also known as an HbA1C, hemoglobin A1c, glycated hemoglobin, or glycosylated hemoglobin test, is a blood test that shows your average blood sugar levels for the past two to three months. Learn how it's different from conventional home glucose monitoring, and what it's for. READ NOW READ THESE NEXT Things to Know Before Taking a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test READ NOW  › Do You Have Prediabetes? READ NOW  › How Insulin Resistance Affects Your Health READ NOW  › You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Real Life With Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. A DOTDASH BRAND 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2019 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.