Alzheimers and Online Blood Testing of Hemoglobin A1c

Online Blood Test and Hemoglobin A1c

A Hemoglobin A1c is a blood test that measures the average amount of glucose that has chemically attached to red blood cells over the past 6-8 weeks. Think of it this way. Sugar is sticky. When sugar sticks to certain proteins inside the hemoglobin, it naturally hangs around for a longer period of time because it is harder to get it off the hemoglobin. Red blood cells circulate in the body for about three months before they die. A Hemoglobin A1c shows an average of how much sugar has been around for the preceding three months.

Elevated Blood Sugar - Oxidative Stress - Chronic Disease

This information is extremely important because research has proven the longer an individual is exposed to elevated levels of oxidative stress caused by elevated blood sugars over an extended period of time the higher the risk is for developing problems such as Alzheimer's disease. An elevated hemoglobin A1c is also a threat to eye, nerve and heart health.

Hemoglobin A1c and Blood Test

A HA1c is used to monitor long term blood glucose control and to help determine appropriate therapeutic actions based on the test results. Studies have repeatedly shown that the closer to normal and stable the HA1c levels are, the less likely someone will develop the the long term complications related to diabetes.

Resources

Alzheimer's Association 2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
http://www.alz.org/downloads/facts_figures_2011.pdf

Changes in glycemic control are associated with changes in cognition in non-diabetic elderly.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22426020

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