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Typically, your doctor will diagnose you with insulin resistance, prediabetes, or diabetes after seeing your blood sugar levels are abnormal. Often, the test they'll use is the hemoglobin A1C, or A1C test for short, said Gregory Dodell, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and bone disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. A1C is a two- to three-month average of your blood sugar levels, said Dr. Dodell, explaining that the test measures the percentage of sugar that's attached to your red blood cells. Dr. Dodell also said your doctor may also test your blood sugar levels through fasting glucose test.
- Gregory Dodell, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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