The HbA1c assay is the gold-standard measurement of chronic glycemia and measures the amount of glucose that binds to hemoglobin over a period of 3 months. In the abbreviation “HbA1c”, ‘Hb’ refers to ...

How does the measure work? Blood glucose tends to bind itself to the surface of Red Blood Corpuscles (red due to the presence of oxygen-carrying compound, hemoglobin). The average lifespan of an RBC ...