Home Biomarkers Hemoglobin A1c
Metabolic PanelHemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Three-month average blood glucose. Standard for diabetes diagnosis and monitoring.
What it measures
Three-month average blood glucose. Standard for diabetes diagnosis and monitoring.
What a high value can mean
Prediabetes (5.7–6.4 %), diabetes (≥ 6.5 %), iron deficiency anemia (falsely high).
What a low value can mean
Hemolytic anemia, recent blood loss, hemoglobinopathies (falsely low).
Conditions it helps assess
- Diabetes diagnosis
- Long-term glycemic control
Reading these numbers in context
Reference ranges describe the central 95 % of a healthy reference population — 5 % of perfectly healthy people fall outside any given range by definition. A single mildly abnormal value is rarely meaningful on its own. blood-test.life always interprets values together with related biomarkers before flagging.