: hemoglobin a1c
At least twice a year he has an A1c test, which shows how well his blood sugar levels have been controlled over a three-month period.Anita Manning

A1C

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abbreviation

variants or A/1C
airman first class

Examples of A1c in a Sentence

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Noun
Besides the trial sub-population being at severe cardiovascular risk, 72% were male, 84% Caucasian and 66% had A1c levels over 5.7 indicating prediabetes. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

2000, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of A1c was in 2000

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“A1c.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A1c. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

: hemoglobin a1c
At least twice a year he has an A1c test, which shows how well his blood sugar levels have been controlled over a three-month period.Anita Manning, USA Today
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