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What is…
Diabetes ?

• Diabetes is a Chronic disease where the pancreas is not producing enough insulin.

• The role of Insulin is to turn sugar from foods into energy.

• If you don’t have enough insulin, excess sugar would remain in the blood.

• When excess sugar reaches 6.5%, you have diabetes.

• The average blood sugar over three (3) months will be listed on the lab report under A1C.

see A1C guidelines

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The Lab Report shows the amount of sugar in the blood.

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A1C Guideline ?

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What is Diabetes ?
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a Diabetes is a Chronic disease where the pancreas is not producing enough insulin.

b The role of Insulin is to turns foods into energy.

c Without enough insulin, Sugar (Glucose) remains in the blood, leading to high blood sugar

The Foods not converted, is store in the blood as Sugar (Glucose)A1C measures the average Sugar (Glucose) in the blood over the past (3) months. The result is shown on your Lab Report.

A1C measures the average Sugar in the blood over the past (3) months.
A1C Guidelines ?