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Diabetes Check panel
Three-month average sugar, fasting sugar, and insulin together show whether you are heading towards diabetes long before it shows up in symptoms.
HbA1c explained: your three-month sugar average
HbA1c shows how high your blood sugar has run over the past two to three months, not just this morning. Here is how to read it, and why LifePrint uses the South African cut-offs.
Read article →Fasting glucose: what impaired fasting glucose means
A fasting glucose between 6.1 and 6.9 mmol/L is not diabetes, but it is a clear sign that your body is starting to struggle with sugar. Here is what the numbers mean and what to do next.
Read article →Fasting insulin and insulin resistance: the early warning before sugar rises
Your body can keep blood sugar normal for years by making more and more insulin. Fasting insulin can show that extra effort before glucose or HbA1c start to climb.
Read article →Prediabetes: what it means and how much of it can be reversed
Prediabetes means your blood sugar is higher than it should be, but not yet in the diabetes range. It is common, silent and, for many people, reversible with changes that start working within months.
Read article →Diabetes, kidneys and cholesterol: why this panel also checks eGFR and lipids
High blood sugar does most of its harm through the blood vessels, the heart and the kidneys. That is why the Diabetes Check looks at kidney function and cholesterol, not just sugar.
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