MedlinePlus: Diabetes and Pregnancy
From the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
This resource compiles content related to pregnancy and diabetes, and is intended for patients.
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For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests (from the NIH)
If you are of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian heritage, you could have a variant form of hemoglobin in your red blood cells that affects your diabetes care. Hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red color and carries oxygen from your lungs to all parts of your body. Some forms of hemoglobin can cause false results for a diabetes blood test called the A1C test. If the A1C test gives a false result, your doctor may think your blood glucose level is higher or lower than it really is.
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