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A1C between 5.7 and 6.4 percent indicates prediabetes and 6.5 percent or higher is considered diabetic. (You can learn more about normal A1C levels by age here.) ...

This simple blood test shows average A1C levels over the past two to three months and helps track how well diabetes is being controlled.

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It’s best not to have prediabetes or diabetes at all, so having a normal A1C level (below 5.7%) is optimal. But if you have diabetes, then the A1C goal depends on the person.

For older adults with diabetes, having a more stable hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level over time may be associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer disease and dementia, a new study finds.

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Clinicians may use an estimated average glucose (eAG) to help people with diabetes better understand their A1C result.

Prediabetes silently harms your heart, brain, eyes and more long before diabetes develops. Learn the hidden dangers of this common condition affecting millions.

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