As part of the study, researchers collected measurements of glycolated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which provides an indication
of average blood glucose levels, for 279 patients.
If
your average blood glucose levels climb high enough, you'll be diagnosed as diabetic — and that's bad news for your cognitive health.
The findings held true even after the researchers adjusted for a patient's diabetes type, diabetes duration,
average blood glucose levels and other measures.
Glycosylated hemoglobin, or HbA1c, reflects
the average blood glucose level over the previous three months.
Via Ned Kock of Health Correlator comes a formula for translating HbA1c to
average blood glucose levels:
The shift to less protein occurred when I realized that eating fewer carbs wasn't reducing
my average blood glucose level, whereas reducing protein would probably help my immunity and longevity.
By the end, the creatine group saw a significantly larger drop in their HbA1c levels, which is a marker of
their average blood glucose levels over the past 3 months.
The serum fructosamine test gives
an average blood glucose level reading for the last two weeks.
This test reflects
an average blood glucose level over the past several weeks so if this is also elevated, a one - time elevated glucose can be distinguished from the persistent elevations of true diabetes mellitus.
This test will tell you and your veterinarian what
the average blood glucose levels have been during the preceding one to two weeks.