HbA1c Explained: Meaning, Normal Range and Diabetes Control

Learn what HbA1c measures, how diagnostic thresholds differ from treatment goals, why results can disagree with glucose readings, and what to discuss with your clinician.

Learn what HbA1c measures, how diagnostic thresholds differ from treatment goals, why results can disagree with glucose readings, and what to discuss with your clinician.

Constipation does not usually directly raise blood sugar, but dehydration, diet, inactivity, medicines and diabetes-related gastrointestinal problems can link the two.