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A1C
test benefits and drawbacks
A1C test
have
many benefits in better
blood glucose control and diabetes treatment. It has some drawbacks,
because A1C test needs to be standardized.
A1C tests
benefits
- A1C
test help us to find whether our self-testing results are going on
correctly. Even many error in our home glucose test come to light and
help us to correct our mistakes
- Confirm whether a treatment
plan is working or need modification. If the A1C result is not within
your target, then you can change your treatment accordingly.
- Confirms a healthy choices and good strict
diabetes care can make a difference in diabetes control.
- Help us to maintain a healthy blood glucose
level thus may diabetes complications can be avoided or postponed
A1C Test
drawbacks
- Even
if you are having A1C test for every 3 months, you cannot avoid regular
home blood glucose level test. Regular checking is needed for immediate
glucose level correction treatment.
- A1C level
measurement by each lab uses
different technique, so the test
result from different labs may give different result for same blood
sample. For the same sample one lab may give 8 and another may give 9.
That means one lab says the treatment produces good result and another
say the treatment is not up to the mark.
- So if you
change the lab for A1C test, then
your test numbers may need to be read differently.
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