Question of the Week: Low Glucose but High A1c?

The following question was submitted by a reader for discussion on my blog, "I was recently told by my doctor I have pre-diabetes and that I need to lose weight, eat right, and get my sugar levels down.  On a 12 hour fast, my glucose level was 73 yet my A1C was 6.1%.  If my glucose is low, why is my A1c still high?  What can I do?"An A1C test result reflects your average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. It measures the percentage of hemoglobin (the protein found

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