Definition · Clinical thresholds

HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)

HbA1c, or glycated hemoglobin, is a blood marker that reflects average blood glucose over roughly the past two to three months rather than a single moment. It is widely used to screen for and monitor diabetes because it captures longer-term glucose control without the need for fasting.

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HbA1c works because glucose binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells over their lifespan, so a higher reading indicates higher average glucose over recent months. The exact thresholds that define normal, prediabetes, or diabetes are set by clinical guidelines and can be affected by conditions that alter red-cell turnover.

In MCU (Medical Check-Up) reporting, an AI drafting tool can surface the HbA1c value against its reference range and assemble context, but the doctor interprets the result in the patient's full picture and signs off.