What does the HBA1C level of 6.5 signify?
The HBA1C level of 6.5 signifies that one is prediabetic.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
The A1C test result is reported as a percentage. The higher the percentage, the higher your blood glucose levels have been. A normal A1C level is below 5.7 percent.
An A1C above 9% increases the risk of long-term diabetes complications like blindness, nerve damage, and kidney failure.
The A1C test measures the amount of hemoglobin with attached glucose and reflects your average blood glucose levels over the past 3 months
Uncontrolled blood glucose levels can cause HbA1C to increase.
Glycated Hemoglobin, HbA1c, Glycosylated Hemoglobin
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