Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)

HbA1c, or glycated haemoglobin, reflects average blood sugar levels over the previous two to three months rather than a single moment, making it a key test for assessing longer-term glucose control. Unlike a fasting glucose test it does not require an overnight fast. At Centrum Medyczne Medix it is processed in the on-site laboratory at a fixed published price and is widely used both to help identify and to monitor diabetes.

Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) measures the proportion of haemoglobin in your red blood cells that has glucose attached to it. Because red cells live for around three months, this percentage acts as a memory of average blood-sugar levels over roughly the preceding two to three months — a longer view than any single glucose reading can give. That makes HbA1c especially useful for understanding overall glucose control rather than day-to-day fluctuations. The test is widely used in two ways: to help assess whether someone may have diabetes or be at risk of it, and to monitor how well blood sugar is being managed in people already diagnosed, where it guides adjustments to diet, lifestyle or medication. A higher HbA1c is associated with poorer average glucose control over the measured period. A particular convenience is that the test does not require fasting, so it can be taken at any time of day from a simple venous sample. At Centrum Medyczne Medix the analysis is carried out in the centre's own laboratory at a transparent listed price, often alongside a fasting glucose and lipidogram so a clinician can review metabolic health comprehensively. The laboratory is open Monday to Friday 8:00–19:00 and Saturday 8:00–13:00, and results are interpreted by your referring doctor in the context of your wider health.