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What the HbA1c blood value measures

Original: What the HbA1c blood value measures, and why it rates two very different people the same. Prediabetic on Zero Carbs? htt

A blog post is drawing attention to the HbA1c blood value, the standard marker used to assess long-term blood sugar control, and questioning why it can rate two very different people the same. The author, who describes themselves as prediabetic and following a zero-carb diet, examines what the measurement actually captures and its limits in individual cases.

Why now: Interest in nutrition and diabetes management, with debate over how well HbA1c reflects metabolic health in people on low-carb diets

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• What the HbA1c blood value measures, and why it rates two very different people the same. Prediabetic on Zero Carbs? https:// butterbei.de/en/posts/prediabe tic-on-zero-carbs/ # Nutrition # Food # diabetes · ButterBeiDieFische@norden.social · 2

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