What is Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) test?
Poclight: Glycated Hemoglobin Detection Solution 1. What is Glycated Hemoglobin? Recent data shows that there are currently about 114 million diabetes patients and 500 million people in prediabetes in China. According to the Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Guidelines (2020 edition), in type 2 diabetes, diagnosis also requires testing of patients' random blood glucose (RPG), fasting blood glucose (FPG), 2-hour glucose tolerance test (OGTT 2h), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Glycated hemoglobin, composed of HbA1a, HbA1b, and HbA1c, of which HbA1c accounts for about 70%, is structurally stable. Unlike direct glucose level testing with OGTT and FPG, HbA1c is a non-enzymatic reaction product formed slowly by the combination of glucose and hemoglobin, reflecting the average blood glucose level over the past 2-3 months. 2. Testing Techniques and Methods for Glycation Currently, glycated hemoglobin detection methods used in clinical practice mainl...