Glucose Explained
Blood Glucose vs HbA1c
Blood glucose is a moment-in-time measurement; HbA1c is a longer-term marker. They answer different questions.
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Snapshot vs longer view
A glucose reading helps describe a particular moment. HbA1c summarizes a longer interval and is measured using a different test.
They are complementary, not interchangeable
One may look different from the other for understandable physiological or measurement reasons. A clinician can evaluate discrepancies.