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| the zak... |
 Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:46 am |
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What do the letters and the number represent mnemonically?... in A1C
A ?...
1 ?...
C ?...
For example... HbA1c |
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:26 pm |
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I don't think each letter stands for anything. There is hemoglobin A and
there is hemoglobin B...
hemoglobin A1C is a type of hemoglobin A that sugar "sticks" to. That is
it's name. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.
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Kathy
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