jax
its HgA1c
the hg stands for hemoglobin, i dont know what the a1c is.
im not familiar with it being used for diagnosis of diabetes, but its posssible i suppose.
its generally used for monitoring of diabetes
the blood sugar levels give you an instantaneous idea of the current blood sugar level.
the A1c gives you a general idea of what level the blood sugars have been over the past few months on average.
its a measurement of the concentration of the glucose molecules that have become attached to the hemoglobin molecules in the red blood cells, or something like that