Find out more about a day in the life of Kelvin Adu-Darko, an Advanced Biomedical Support Worker in Point of Care Testing (POCT), based at Croydon Hospital.
Haemoglobin A1c
| Category | Haematology |
|---|---|
| Reporting frequency | Daily (Monday - Friday) |
Additional information
Target for monitoring control of diabetes (NICE):
48mmol/mol: good control
49 – 58mmol/mol: interpret in relation to individualised target
58mmol/mol: poor control
Target for diagnosis of Type2 diabetes (WHO 2011):
48mmol/mol: diagnostic for diabetes if symptomatic
42-47mmol/mol: high risk for diabetes
41mmol/mol: diabetes unlikely (but not excluded)
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