Did you know that we don’t diagnose Diabetes based off of a blood sugar level? Join me in Part 2 of our Diabetes Explained series and learn the science behind diagnosing this life changing disease.
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Time Stamps ⏰:
0:00-0:28 Introduction to Diabetes
0:28-1:00 Making Your Blood Cells Sticky (Yuck…)
1:00-1:22 How Did Ancient Doctors Test for Diabetes
1:22-1:58 Kidneys Role in Blood Sugar
1:58-3:18 Blood Glucose Test vs Hemoglobin A1C
3:18-3:30 What Levels Are Too High?
3:30-4:01 Outro
Related Media & References
https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/a1c/diagnosis
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/getting-tested.html
https://medlineplus.gov/a1c.html
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/guide/glycated-hemoglobin-test-hba1c
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/a1c-test
https://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/treatment/ways-lower-your-a1c/
https://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes/a1c-test
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