Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Glycated hemoglobin

Index Glycated hemoglobin

Glycated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, A1C, or Hb1c; sometimes also referred to as being Hb1c or HGBA1C) is a form of hemoglobin that is measured primarily to identify the three-month average plasma glucose concentration. [1]

108 relations: Acetylcholine, Adhesion, Advanced glycation end-product, Amadori rearrangement, American Diabetes Association, Amino acid, Anthony Cerami, Atheroma, Atherosclerosis, Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Blood donation, Blood glucose monitoring, Blood sugar level, Body mass index, British Journal of Nutrition, Capillary electrophoresis, Cardiovascular disease, Cell membrane, Chromatography, Chronic kidney disease, Clinical Chemistry (journal), Confidence interval, Coronary artery disease, Cross-link, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Diabetes UK, Diabetic nephropathy, Diabetic neuropathy, Diabetic retinopathy, Elution, Endothelium, Enzyme, Erectile dysfunction, Erythrocyte aggregation, Erythropoietin, European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Excited state, Extracellular matrix, Ferric, Ferrous, Flax, Folate, Fructosamine, Gangrene, Gastroparesis, Gestational diabetes, Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, Glucose, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, ..., Glycation, Glycoprotein, HBB, Heart failure, Heme, Hemoglobin, Hemoglobin A2, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic anemia, High-performance liquid chromatography, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Hypothyroidism, Immunoassay, Inflammation, Insulin, International Diabetes Federation, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Ion chromatography, Kidney disease, Kidney failure, List of Latin phrases (E), Low-carbohydrate diet, Low-density lipoprotein, Lysis, Macrophage, Macrovascular disease, Medicare (United States), Meta-analysis, Monocyte, Myocardial infarction, Nitric oxide, Oxidation state, Peripheral neuropathy, Prediabetes, Prednisolone, Probiotic, Radical (chemistry), Red blood cell, Redox, Reference range, Retinopathy, Samuel Rahbar, Schiff base, Self-care, SGLT2, Sickle cell disease, Stroke, Sulfonylurea, Transition metal oxo complex, Tunica intima, Vascular smooth muscle, Vasodilation, Viscosity, Visual impairment, Vitamin B12, Wound healing, 1,5-Anhydroglucitol. Expand index (58 more) »

Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine (ACh) is an organic chemical that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals, including humans, as a neurotransmitter—a chemical message released by nerve cells to send signals to other cells.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Acetylcholine · See more »

Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another (cohesion refers to the tendency of similar or identical particles/surfaces to cling to one another).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Adhesion · See more »

Advanced glycation end-product

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are proteins or lipids that become glycated as a result of exposure to sugars.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Advanced glycation end-product · See more »

Amadori rearrangement

The Amadori rearrangement is an organic reaction describing the acid or base catalyzed isomerization or rearrangement reaction of the N-glycoside of an aldose or the glycosylamine to the corresponding 1-amino-1-deoxy-ketose.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Amadori rearrangement · See more »

American Diabetes Association

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a United States-based nonprofit that seeks to educate the public about diabetes and to help those affected by it by funding research to manage, cure and prevent diabetes (including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and American Diabetes Association · See more »

Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Amino acid · See more »

Anthony Cerami

Anthony Cerami is an American entrepreneur and medical research scientist.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Anthony Cerami · See more »

Atheroma

An atheroma is a reversible accumulation of degenerative material in the inner layer of an artery wall.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Atheroma · See more »

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which the inside of an artery narrows due to the build up of plaque.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Atherosclerosis · See more »

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (or autoimmune haemolytic anaemia; AIHA) occurs when antibodies directed against the person's own red blood cells (RBCs) cause them to burst (lyse), leading to an insufficient number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the circulation.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Autoimmune hemolytic anemia · See more »

Blood donation

A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions and/or made into biopharmaceutical medications by a process called fractionation (separation of whole-blood components).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Blood donation · See more »

Blood glucose monitoring

Blood glucose monitoring is a way of testing the concentration of glucose in the blood (glycemia).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Blood glucose monitoring · See more »

Blood sugar level

The blood sugar level, blood sugar concentration, or blood glucose level is the amount of glucose present in the blood of humans and other animals.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Blood sugar level · See more »

Body mass index

The body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet index is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of an individual.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Body mass index · See more »

British Journal of Nutrition

The British Journal of Nutrition is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on animal and human nutrition.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and British Journal of Nutrition · See more »

Capillary electrophoresis

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a family of electrokinetic separation methods performed in submillimeter diameter capillaries and in micro- and nanofluidic channels.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Capillary electrophoresis · See more »

Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Cardiovascular disease · See more »

Cell membrane

The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Cell membrane · See more »

Chromatography

Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Chromatography · See more »

Chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of kidney disease in which there is gradual loss of kidney function over a period of months or years.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Chronic kidney disease · See more »

Clinical Chemistry (journal)

Clinical Chemistry is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of clinical chemistry.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Clinical Chemistry (journal) · See more »

Confidence interval

In statistics, a confidence interval (CI) is a type of interval estimate, computed from the statistics of the observed data, that might contain the true value of an unknown population parameter.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Confidence interval · See more »

Coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), refers to a group of diseases which includes stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Coronary artery disease · See more »

Cross-link

A cross-link is a bond that links one polymer chain to another.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Cross-link · See more »

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Diabetes mellitus · See more »

Diabetes mellitus type 2

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (also known as type 2 diabetes) is a long-term metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Diabetes mellitus type 2 · See more »

Diabetes UK

Diabetes UK is a British-based patient, healthcare professional and research charity that describes itself as the "leading UK charity that cares for, connects with and campaigns on behalf of all people affected by and at risk of diabetes." The charity campaigns for improvements in the care and treatment of people with diabetes.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Diabetes UK · See more »

Diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy (DN), also known as diabetic kidney disease, is the chronic loss of kidney function occurring in those with diabetes mellitus.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Diabetic nephropathy · See more »

Diabetic neuropathy

Diabetic neuropathies are nerve damaging disorders associated with diabetes mellitus.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Diabetic neuropathy · See more »

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy, also known as diabetic eye disease, is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes mellitus.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Diabetic retinopathy · See more »

Elution

In analytical and organic chemistry, elution is the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent; as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Elution · See more »

Endothelium

Endothelium refers to cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Endothelium · See more »

Enzyme

Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Enzyme · See more »

Erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence, is a type of sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual activity.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Erectile dysfunction · See more »

Erythrocyte aggregation

Erythrocyte aggregation is the reversible clumping of red blood cells (RBCs) under low shear forces or at stasis.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Erythrocyte aggregation · See more »

Erythropoietin

Erythropoietin (EPO), also known as hematopoietin or hemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted by the kidney in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the bone marrow.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Erythropoietin · See more »

European Association for the Study of Diabetes

The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) is a scientific association founded in Montecatini Terme, Italy in 1965 with Dr.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and European Association for the Study of Diabetes · See more »

Excited state

In quantum mechanics, an excited state of a system (such as an atom, molecule or nucleus) is any quantum state of the system that has a higher energy than the ground state (that is, more energy than the absolute minimum).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Excited state · See more »

Extracellular matrix

In biology, the extracellular matrix (ECM) is a collection of extracellular molecules secreted by support cells that provides structural and biochemical support to the surrounding cells.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Extracellular matrix · See more »

Ferric

Ferric refers to iron-containing materials or compounds.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Ferric · See more »

Ferrous

In chemistry, ferrous (Fe2+), indicates a divalent iron compound (+2 oxidation state), as opposed to ferric, which indicates a trivalent iron compound (+3 oxidation state).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Ferrous · See more »

Flax

Flax (Linum usitatissimum), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Flax · See more »

Folate

Folate, distinct forms of which are known as folic acid, folacin, and vitamin B9, is one of the B vitamins.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Folate · See more »

Fructosamine

Fructosamines are compounds that result from glycation reactions between a sugar (such as fructose or glucose) and a primary amine, followed by isomerization via the Amadori rearrangement.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Fructosamine · See more »

Gangrene

Gangrene is a type of tissue death caused by a lack of blood supply.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Gangrene · See more »

Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis (GP also called delayed gastric emptying) is a medical condition consisting of a paresis (partial paralysis) of the stomach, resulting in food remaining in the stomach for an abnormally long time.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Gastroparesis · See more »

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a woman without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Gestational diabetes · See more »

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists also known as GLP-1 receptor agonists or incretin mimetics are agonists of the GLP-1 receptor.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist · See more »

Glucose

Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Glucose · See more »

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDD) is an inborn error of metabolism that predisposes to red blood cell breakdown.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency · See more »

Glycation

Glycation (sometimes called non-enzymatic glycosylation) is the result of the covalent bonding of a sugar molecule, such as glucose or fructose, to a protein or lipid molecule, without the controlling action of an enzyme.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Glycation · See more »

Glycoprotein

Glycoproteins are proteins that contain oligosaccharide chains (glycans) covalently attached to amino acid side-chains.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Glycoprotein · See more »

HBB

Beta globin (also referred to as HBB, β-globin, haemoglobin beta, hemoglobin beta, or preferably haemoglobin subunit beta) is a globin protein, which along with alpha globin (HBA), makes up the most common form of haemoglobin in adult humans, the HbA.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and HBB · See more »

Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Heart failure · See more »

Heme

Heme or haem is a coordination complex "consisting of an iron ion coordinated to a porphyrin acting as a tetradentate ligand, and to one or two axial ligands." The definition is loose, and many depictions omit the axial ligands.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Heme · See more »

Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin (American) or haemoglobin (British); abbreviated Hb or Hgb, is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates (with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae) as well as the tissues of some invertebrates.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hemoglobin · See more »

Hemoglobin A2

Hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) is a normal variant of hemoglobin A that consists of two alpha and two delta chains (α2δ2) and is found at low levels in normal human blood.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hemoglobin A2 · See more »

Hemoglobinopathy

Hemoglobinopathy is a kind of genetic defect that results in abnormal structure of one of the globin chains of the hemoglobin molecule.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hemoglobinopathy · See more »

Hemolytic anemia

Hemolytic anemia or haemolytic anaemia is a form of anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs), either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the human body (extravascular, but usually in the spleen).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hemolytic anemia · See more »

High-performance liquid chromatography

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC; formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography), is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and High-performance liquid chromatography · See more »

Hyperglycemia

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hyperglycemia · See more »

Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar, is when blood sugar decreases to below normal levels.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hypoglycemia · See more »

Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid or low thyroid, is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Hypothyroidism · See more »

Immunoassay

An immunoassay is a biochemical test that measures the presence or concentration of a macromolecule or a small molecule in a solution through the use of an antibody (usually) or an antigen (sometimes).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Immunoassay · See more »

Inflammation

Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Inflammation · See more »

Insulin

Insulin (from Latin insula, island) is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Insulin · See more »

International Diabetes Federation

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is a worldwide alliance of over 230 national diabetes associations in more than 160 countries, who have come together to enhance the lives of people with diabetes everywhere.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and International Diabetes Federation · See more »

International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine or IFCC was founded in 1952 to promote a global vision of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine worldwide and to be the leading organization in the field.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine · See more »

Ion chromatography

Ion chromatography (or ion-exchange chromatography) is a chromatography process that separates ions and polar molecules based on their affinity to the ion exchanger.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Ion chromatography · See more »

Kidney disease

Kidney disease, or renal disease, also known as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Kidney disease · See more »

Kidney failure

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys no longer work.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Kidney failure · See more »

List of Latin phrases (E)

Additional sources.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and List of Latin phrases (E) · See more »

Low-carbohydrate diet

Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Low-carbohydrate diet · See more »

Low-density lipoprotein

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoprotein which transport all fat molecules around the body in the extracellular water.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Low-density lipoprotein · See more »

Lysis

Lysis (Greek λύσις lýsis, "a loosing" from λύειν lýein, "to unbind") refers to the breaking down of the membrane of a cell, often by viral, enzymic, or osmotic (that is, "lytic") mechanisms that compromise its integrity.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Lysis · See more »

Macrophage

Macrophages (big eaters, from Greek μακρός (makrós).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Macrophage · See more »

Macrovascular disease

Macrovascular disease is a disease of any large (macro) blood vessels in the body.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Macrovascular disease · See more »

Medicare (United States)

In the United States, Medicare is a national health insurance program, now administered by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services of the U.S. federal government but begun in 1966 under the Social Security Administration.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Medicare (United States) · See more »

Meta-analysis

A meta-analysis is a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Meta-analysis · See more »

Monocyte

Monocytes are a type of leukocyte, or white blood cell.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Monocyte · See more »

Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Myocardial infarction · See more »

Nitric oxide

Nitric oxide (nitrogen oxide or nitrogen monoxide) is a colorless gas with the formula NO.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Nitric oxide · See more »

Oxidation state

The oxidation state, sometimes referred to as oxidation number, describes degree of oxidation (loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Oxidation state · See more »

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Peripheral neuropathy · See more »

Prediabetes

Prediabetes is the precursor stage before diabetes mellitus in which not all of the symptoms required to diagnose diabetes are present, but blood sugar is abnormally high.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Prediabetes · See more »

Prednisolone

Prednisolone is a steroid medication used to treat certain types of allergies, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, and cancers.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Prednisolone · See more »

Probiotic

Probiotics are microorganisms that are claimed to provide health benefits when consumed.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Probiotic · See more »

Radical (chemistry)

In chemistry, a radical (more precisely, a free radical) is an atom, molecule, or ion that has an unpaired valence electron.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Radical (chemistry) · See more »

Red blood cell

Red blood cells-- also known as RBCs, red cells, red blood corpuscles, haematids, erythroid cells or erythrocytes (from Greek erythros for "red" and kytos for "hollow vessel", with -cyte translated as "cell" in modern usage), are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the body tissues—via blood flow through the circulatory system.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Red blood cell · See more »

Redox

Redox (short for reduction–oxidation reaction) (pronunciation: or) is a chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of atoms are changed.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Redox · See more »

Reference range

In health-related fields, a reference range or reference interval is the range of values for a physiologic measurement in healthy persons (for example, the amount of creatinine in the blood, or the partial pressure of oxygen).

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Reference range · See more »

Retinopathy

Retinopathy is any damage to the retina of the eyes, which may cause vision impairment.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Retinopathy · See more »

Samuel Rahbar

Samuel Rahbar (May 12, 1929 - November 10, 2012) was an Iranian scientist who discovered the linkage between diabetes and HbA1C, a form of hemoglobin used primarily to identify plasma glucose concentration over time.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Samuel Rahbar · See more »

Schiff base

A Schiff base (named after Hugo Schiff) is a compound with the general structure R2C.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Schiff base · See more »

Self-care

In health care, self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Self-care · See more »

SGLT2

The sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC5A2 (solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter)) gene.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and SGLT2 · See more »

Sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Sickle cell disease · See more »

Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Stroke · See more »

Sulfonylurea

Sulfonylureas (UK: sulphonylurea) are a class of organic compounds used in medicine and agriculture.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Sulfonylurea · See more »

Transition metal oxo complex

A transition metal oxo complex is a coordination complex containing an oxo ligand.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Transition metal oxo complex · See more »

Tunica intima

The tunica intima (New Latin "inner coat"), or intima for short, is the innermost tunica (layer) of an artery or vein.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Tunica intima · See more »

Vascular smooth muscle

Vascular smooth muscle refers to the particular type of smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Vascular smooth muscle · See more »

Vasodilation

Vasodilation is the widening of blood vessels.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Vasodilation · See more »

Viscosity

The viscosity of a fluid is the measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Viscosity · See more »

Visual impairment

Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Visual impairment · See more »

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body: it is a cofactor in DNA synthesis, and in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Vitamin B12 · See more »

Wound healing

Wound healing is an intricate process in which the skin repairs itself after injury.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and Wound healing · See more »

1,5-Anhydroglucitol

Structure of 1,5-anhydroglucitol 1,5-Anhydroglucitol, also known as 1,5-AG, is a naturally occurring monosaccharide found in nearly all foods.

New!!: Glycated hemoglobin and 1,5-Anhydroglucitol · See more »

Redirects here:

Estimated average glucose, Glycohemoglobin, Glycosylated haemoglobin, Glycosylated hemoglobin, HBA1c, Haemoglobin a1c, HbA1C, HbA1c, Hba1c, Hemoglobin A1C, Hemoglobin A1c, Hemoglobin a, glycosylated, HgA1c, Hga1c.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycated_hemoglobin

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »