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Does eating before the A1C test affect the results?
Eating before A1C test wont affect the results.
Last updated on 29 Mar 2023
Usually this test can be taken at any time but this test is most preffered in the morning.
It is possible to have high A1C levels without diabetes in rare cases. Iron, folate etc can also increase HBA1C levels.
Yes, they both can be compared.
The difference is A1C is the mean average for 3 months of control of blood sugar levels. Whereas fasting blood sugar levels are of the same day.
Both are accurate. A1C gives the control for 3 months whereas fasting glucose will give the results for that particular day.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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