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Assessing How Well Diabetes is Controlled

There are two common ways that physicians assess how well diabetes is controlled: [1] Frequent measurements of blood glucose, and [2] measurement of glycohemoglobin (A1c). Each method has its good and bad points, but combined they give a

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Learn about hemoglobin a1c

Diabetes Glossary

Assessing How Well Diabetes is Controlled

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