Diabetes New Zealand Conference 2012 & 50th Annual General Meeting
The Diabetes New Zealand 2012 annual conference and AGM is coming up on the 25-27 May 2012. To find out more, including how to register, click here.
HbA1c reporting changed
Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) assay is commonly used to indicate a person's average blood glucose (sugar) levels over the previous 2 to 3 months. On the 3 October 2011 the way HbA1c results are reported changed.The measurement is now in millimoles per mole (mmol/mol) instead of percentage (%).
Diabetes UK has given us permission to use their converter, which helps people calculate their new HbA1c value:
