Although high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) with high
glycohemoglobin, also called glycosylated hemoglobin or hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), is known to heighten the risk of contracting diabetes, a low level of HbA1c may accelerate aging, research by Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) has found.
[4.] National
Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program.
We chose a quality target based on the College of American Pathologists (CAP) proficiency testing criteria of [+ or -]6% of National
Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) values.
* Boronate affinity chromatography:
Glycohemoglobin binds affinity resin while non-glycated hemoglobins pass through the column.
Effects of hemoglobin variants and chemically modified derivatives on assays for
glycohemoglobin. Clin Chem 2001; 47: 153-163.
The HAHC offering is the only mail-in lab test for A1c to have achieved test method certification from the National
Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program.
Among those having adequate magnesium intake from food combined with supplements, the risk of elevated
glycohemoglobin, metabolic syndrome, overweight or obesity, increased waist circumference, elevated systolic blood pressure, reduced high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and elevated C-reactive protein were lower in comparison with the inadequate group.
The enhanced Vitros Chemistry Products HbA1c assay offers higher throughput, simplified calibration and enhanced accuracy to satisfy the recently tightened National
Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) certification requirements.