{"id":12370,"date":"2024-06-12T01:31:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/?p=12370"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:57:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T07:27:40","slug":"what-is-hba1c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/what-is-hba1c\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HbA1c?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">HbA1c is what\u2019s known as glycated haemoglobin. This is something that\u2019s made when the glucose (sugar) in your body sticks to your red blood cells. Your body can\u2019t use the sugar properly, so more of it sticks to your blood cells and builds up in your blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HbA1c ranges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/a1c\/diagnosis\">American Diabetes Association<\/a>, these are the HbA1c ranges &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>4% to 5.6% <\/strong>&#8211; This is the <strong>normal<\/strong> range of HbA1c.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5.7% to 6.4% <\/strong>&#8211; This indicates you have <strong>prediabetes<\/strong> and a higher chance of getting diabetes. Consult a doctor if you have estimated HbA1c in this range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6.5% or higher <\/strong>&#8211; This indicates that you have <strong>diabetes<\/strong>. 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