The hemoglobin A1C test does not measure the average blood glucose concentration directly over the previous two to three weeks; it measures the percentage of glycated hemoglobin in the blood, which reflects the average blood glucose levels over the past three months. Blood glucose binds to hemoglobin for the life of the red blood cell, which is approximately 120 days.
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