Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...
An HbA1c of 5.7 indicates years of insulin resistance and metabolic damage, says Dr Gagandeep, suggesting pre-diabetes is an ...
For adults with stage 4-5 CKD, an HbA1c range of 6.7% to 7.1% may be optimal for reducing macrovascular and microvascular complications. In advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes (type 1 ...
HbA1c, or glycated hemoglobin, is a critical marker that reflects your average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months. Unlike a single glucose test, which only shows your sugar level at ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a retrospective chart review published in The Journal of Pediatrics, Sampath and colleagues analyzed data ...
Switching to tirzepatide linked to additional reduction in HbA1c, weight loss compared with escalating dulaglutide. (HealthDay News) — For patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes ...
Patient-centered diabetes care is most effective when targeted to patients with HbA1c >8.5 percent, according to a study. Patient-centered diabetes care is most effective when targeted to patients ...
Adults with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes saw a benefit when using intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), the randomized FLASH-UK Trial showed. Compared with traditional ...
Orforglipron significantly reduced HbA1c levels by 1.3% (3mg), 1.6% (12mg), and 1.5% (36mg) compared with 0.1% in the placebo arm. Orforglipron, a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...
Nutritionist Pooja Makhija breaks down why normal sugar and normal HbA1c are not enough – highlighting the importance of TyG index (Triglyceride–Glucose index).