HbA1c na nufin glycated haemoglobin (za ku kuma ga glycosylated haemoglobin, A1C ko HbA1c). Haemoglobin sinadari ne a cikin jajayen ƙwayoyin jini da ke ɗaukar oxygen. Sukarin da ke cikin jininku yana manne masa, kuma idan sukarin ya fi yawa, haemoglobin mafi yawa ne ke samun sukari a jikinsa.
Jajayen ƙwayoyin jini suna rayuwa kusan watanni uku, don haka HbA1c yana nuna matsakaicin sukarin jininku na watanni biyu zuwa uku da suka wuce, kuma watan ƙarshe ya fi tasiri. Shi ya sa yake tsayayye: abincin dare mai zaƙi guda ɗaya ko safiya ɗaya mai damuwa da ƙyar suke motsa shi, kuma ba kwa buƙatar azumi kafin gwajin.
Likitoci suna amfani da shi ta hanyoyi uku: don gano ciwon suga da farkon ciwon suga, don ganin yadda maganin ciwon suga ke aiki, da kuma don auna haɗarin matsalolin ciwon suga a tsawon lokaci.



