Healthyr Prediabetes Health Test

Definition:

Screening for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measures the amount of blood sugar (glucose) attached to hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of your red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.

How does this effect me?

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, diabetes can cause serious health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, and nerve damage.

HbA1c is a biomarker that indicates your average glucose level over the past three months. Elevated HbA1C may be an indicator pre-diabetes or diabetes.

What is it?

Blood sugar, or glucose, is the main sugar found in your blood. It comes from the food you eat, and is your body's main source of energy. Your blood carries glucose to all of your body's cells to use for energy.

How does it affect me?

"Diabetes is a chronic disease in which your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, diabetes can cause serious health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, and nerve damage.

A Glucose test indicates how much sugar is in your blood. Glucose levels may indicate either hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and can help identify people suffering from diabetes."

What is it?

Insulin is a hormone that helps move blood sugar, known as glucose, from your bloodstream into your cells. Glucose comes from the foods you eat and drink. It is your body's main source of energy. Insulin plays a key role in keeping glucose at the right levels. If glucose levels are too high or too low, it can cause serious health problems.

How does it affect me?

"Diabetes is a chronic disease in which your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, diabetes can cause serious health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, and nerve damage.

Insulin helps regulate the amount of sugar in your blood.

If you have high blood sugar, elevated insulin may mean your body has developed a resistance to insulin. Insulin resistance makes it difficult for your body to properly regulate blood sugar and puts you at risk of developing Type II diabetes.

If you have high blood sugar and low insulin, then your body may not be able to produce enough insulin to properly regulate blood sugar and you may be at risk of having Type I diabetes.

If you have low blood sugar, elevated insulin may cause hypoglycemia. "

What is it?

Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) plays an essential role in red blood cell formation, cell metabolism, nerve function and the production of DNA, the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information.

How does it affect me?

Metformin is a common and effective treatment for diabetes and pre-diabetes, but may lower your B12 levels. Measuring B12 can help a care provider determine if metformin is an appropriate treatment option for you or if you could benefit from B12 supplements.

What is it?

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a marker of inflammation that predicts incident myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and sudden cardiac death among healthy individuals with no history of cardiovascular disease, and recurrent events and death in patients with acute or stable coronary syndromes.

How does this affect me?

"Diabetes is a chronic disease in which your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, diabetes can cause serious health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, and nerve damage.

Elevated CRP may be caused by injury, infection, or chronic disease such as diabetes and may increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. "

What is it?

Creatinine is a chemical compound left over from energy-producing processes in your muscles. Healthy kidneys filter creatinine out of the blood. Creatinine exits your body as a waste product in urine.

How does it affect me?

Creatinine is byproduct of normal muscle function that is cleared from your blood by your kidneys. A creatinine test may be helpful in understanding how diabetes may be affecting your kidney function.