HbA1c Test

HbA1c Test Description

Test Name: HbA1c

Test Other Names: Hemoglobin A1c, Glycated Hemoglobin, HbA1c blood test, three months average blood glucose test, estimated average blood sugar test, HbA1c test for diabetes monitoring, three month’s diabetic test, routine diabetes monitoring test

Number of Parameters: 2

Name of Parameters: HbA1c and eABG

Sample Type: Blood

Fasting: Not Required

Testing Lab: Thyrocare

Lab Standard: NABL accredited

Service Type: Home Collection

Reporting Type: both online and offline report

Payment mode: Online

Payment Condition: During the time of service. No prepayment required

Cancelation Policy: You can cancel the order any time before getting the service.

HbA1c Test Details

HbA1c test measures the average blood sugar over the last 90 days. It is one of the convenient and effective tests to diagnose pre-diabetic and diabetic conditions. This test can effectively help you and your healthcare advisor to measure your control over diabetes.

Blood test for HbA1c is one of the most frequently asked pathology test in India. To detect, monitor, and manage diabetes, this is one of the most reliable blood test parameters.

India has a know cases of 80 million diabetes patients. However, one of each two cases of diabetes has been not diagnosed. Such a situation of undiagnosed diabetes can lead further health complicacies and minimizes the quality of life. So timely diagnosis of diabetes through an HbA1c test is highly necessary. An HbA1c test can not only help in detecting diabetes or pre-diabetes, but it is also very crucial in monitoring your control over diabetes.

Along with an HbA1c blood test, you may also need some other blood tests. You may also go for a complete diabetes screening panel with plasma blood glucose, a complete lipid profile, and a complete kidney function test panel. This can help you in monitoring other health issues affecting your control over diabetes.

As a preventive measure, routine HbA1c test can help you win over diabetes before it becomes complicated.

About HbA1c Blood Test by Thyrocare

Thyrocare is India’s first fully automated lab with latest technology. The lab is accredited by CAP (Internationally) and NABL (Nationally). Especially for report accuracy of HbA1c test, the lab is certified by NGSB. In the matter of quality of testing, Thyrocare is highly reliable for fully automated testing and rigorous SOP.

Cost of HbA1c Test in Different Cities in India

The price of a HbA1c test varies from lab to lab, online portal to portal, and cities to city. However, in association with Thyrocare, we offer HbA1c diabetic blood test a very nominal cost. Our price is uniform for all cities. Our offer price of HbA1c test is Rs. 300 in pan-India. Home collection is completely free of cost

Other Relevant Tests and Profiles

What is an HbA1c test?

An HbA1c test is a simple blood test that measures blood glucose level for an average of three months.

What is the advantage of regular HbA1c test?

Routine HbA1c blood test can help you monitor your blood glucose level to get control over diabetes.

How often should I go for an HbA1c test?

If you are diabetic, you should check your HbA1c in each 90 days to 120 days interval. If you are not diabetic and above 40 years age, you should check your HbA1c level at least once in a year

What other tests should be accompanied with an HBA1c test?

If you are diabetic, you may go for random or fasting blood sugar, fructosamine, blood ketone, glucose challenging tests kidney function tests, etc., with an HbA1c test for better evaluating your health status

How an HbA1c test is different from a fasting blood sugar test?

A fasting blood sugar (FBS) test measures the level of glucose in your blood after an overnight fasting for a minimum of eight hours fasting. But an HbA1c test, measures the glucose attached to your hemoglobin for around 90 days duration. It corresponds to the value of average blood glucose over a period of two to three months.

How can a book an HbA1c test?

To book an HbA1c test, add the test to the card and provide the required information like Name, Age, Gender, Complete Address with Landmark and area PIN Code. Select a service slot and submit your request. We will take care in giving you service on time.

Do I need any preparation for the test?

No, you do not need any preparation for the test.

Is prescription is required to request an HbA1c test?

No, you do not need a prescription for an HbA1c tes

Can I get home collection service for the test? If yes, will there be any extra charge?

Home collection services are available in most of the cities in India for HbA1c and other blood tests. For order value above Rs. 300, home collection service is completely free.

How can I get the report of the test?

You will get the report of the HbA1c test over both email and WhatsApp once it get released. If you need additional printed copy, you need to pay extra Rs. 75 as a courier charge. However, to save environment, we discourage printed hard copy report.

How much time, it will take to get the report of an HbA1c test?

Depending upon the city you live in the report may take a minimum 8 hours to a maximum 48 hours. In most of the major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Noida, Gurugram, Surat, Lucknow, Jaipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Vadodara, Patna, Kolkata, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Kanpur, Bhubaneswar, and Guwahati, you will get the report on the same day.

Reference

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/managing-blood-sugar/a1c.html#:~:text=The%20A1C%20test%E2%80%94also%20known,care%20team%20manage%20your%20diabetes.

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