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The A1C test measures a person's average blood glucose level over the past 2-3 months by measuring the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells. The test is used to diagnose diabetes and monitor blood glucose control in those with diabetes, with higher A1C levels indicating worse control. A table provides A1C levels corresponding to average blood glucose readings and classifications of diabetes, prediabetes, and normal blood glucose.

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A1C Infographic

The A1C test measures a person's average blood glucose level over the past 2-3 months by measuring the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells. The test is used to diagnose diabetes and monitor blood glucose control in those with diabetes, with higher A1C levels indicating worse control. A table provides A1C levels corresponding to average blood glucose readings and classifications of diabetes, prediabetes, and normal blood glucose.

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guide to

A1C
DROP

The A1C test is a blood test


used to diagnose diabetes and
assess how well someone is
managing their diabetes.

YOUR

A1C VALUE
is a number that reflects your
average blood glucose
(BG) over the past
2-3 months*

*
Red blood cells live 2-3 months,
so A1C reflects the hemoglobin's
exposure to glucose over that time.

Glucose Hemoglobin
is a sugar that enters your is a protein in your red blood cells that
bloodstream from the foods you eat. carries oxygen throughout your body.

The foods we eat


contribute to increased
glucose levels in the blood.
A1C
measures the total amount of
glucose that has attached to
The higher the glucose, the your hemoglobin over time.
more glucose is attached to
hemoglobin. This amount is reflected
as a percentage (e.g., 7.0%) or
as a ratio (e.g., 53 mmol/mol).

Avg. BG (mg/dL) = 28.7 x A1C(%) - 46.7

A1C (mmol/mol) = 10.93 x A1C(%) - 23.5

No diabetes Pre-diabetes
A1C to
Average BG A1C
(%)
BG
(mg/dL)
BG
(mmol/L)
A1C
(mmol/mol)
A1C
(%)
BG
(mg/dL)
BG
(mmol/L)
A1C
(mmol/mol)

conversion 5.0 97 5.4 31 5.7 117 6.5 39

table 5.1 100 5.5 32 5.8 120 6.6 40


5.2 103 5.7 33 5.9 123 6.8 41
5.3 105 5.9 34 6.0 126 7.0 42
5.4 108 6.0 36 6.1 128 7.1 43
5.5 111 6.2 37 6.2 131 7.3 44
5.6 114 6.3 38 6.3 134 7.4 45
6.4 137 7.6 46

Diabetes
A1C BG BG A1C A1C BG BG A1C A1C BG BG A1C
(%) (mg/dL) (mmol/L) (mmol/mol) (%) (mg/dL) (mmol/L) (mmol/mol) (%) (mg/dL) (mmol/L) (mmol/mol)

6.5 140 7.8 48 8.7 203 11.3 72 11.0 269 14.9 97


6.6 143 7.9 49 8.8 206 11.4 73 11.1 272 15.1 98
6.7 146 8.1 50 8.9 209 11.6 74 11.2 275 15.3 99
6.8 148 8.2 51 9.0 212 11.7 75 11.3 278 15.4 100
6.9 151 8.4 52 9.1 214 11.9 76 11.4 280 15.6 101
7.0 154 8.6 53 9.2 217 12.1 77 11.5 283 15.7 102
7.1 157 8.7 54 9.3 220 12.2 78 11.6 286 15.9 103
7.2 160 8.9 55 9.4 223 12.4 79 11.7 289 16.0 104
7.3 163 9.0 56 9.5 226 12.5 80 11.8 292 16.2 105
7.4 166 9.2 57 9.6 229 12.7 81 11.9 295 16.4 107
7.5 169 9.4 58 9.7 232 12.9 83 12.0 298 16.5 108
7.6 171 9.5 60 9.8 235 13.0 84 12.1 301 16.7 109
7.7 174 9.7 61 9.9 237 13.2 85 12.2 303 16.8 110
7.8 177 9.8 62 10.0 240 13.3 86 12.3 306 17.0 111
7.9 180 10.0 63 10.1 243 13.5 87 12.4 309 17.2 112
8.0 183 10.2 64 10.2 246 13.7 88 12.5 312 17.3 113
8.1 186 10.3 65 10.3 249 13.8 89 12.6 315 17.5 114
8.2 189 10.5 66 10.4 252 14.0 90 12.7 318 17.6 115
8.3 192 10.6 67 10.5 255 14.1 91 12.8 321 17.8 116
8.4 194 10.8 68 10.6 258 14.3 92 12.9 324 18.0 117
8.5 197 10.9 69 10.7 260 14.5 93 13.0 326 18.1 119
8.6 200 11.1 70 10.8 263 14.6 95 13.1 329 18.3 120
10.9 266 14.8 96

The term “A1C” is shorthand for “HbA1c” and “glycated hemoglobin.” Hemoglobin is “glycated”
when glucose becomes chemically attached to hemoglobin molecules in the blood.

References:
The A1C test and diabetes. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/A1CTest/. Accessed Dec 11, 2015.

Translating the A1C Assay Into Estimated Average Glucose Values. Diabetes Care 31:1–6, 2008.

HbA1c Standardisation Destination – Global IFCC Standardisation How, Why, Where and When. US National Library of
Medicine National Institutes of Health. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240025/. Accessed Dec 11, 2015.

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