People with a serious blood disorder called thalassemia who need regular blood transfusions have about the same fasting blood sugar as healthy people, even though their long-term blood sugar marker (HbA1c) is high.

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Estimation of HbA1c Levels in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients in Comparison With Normal Healthy Individuals

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2024 Nov

The study found that blood sugar levels after fasting were almost the same in thalassemia patients and healthy people, even though thalassemia patients had much higher HbA1c levels. This supports the idea that their actual blood sugar is normal.

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Estimation of HbA1c Levels in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients in Comparison With Normal Healthy Individuals

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.73236

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In people with a blood disorder called thalassemia who need regular blood transfusions, their long-term blood sugar marker (HbA1c) goes up when their daily fasting sugar goes up — so even though their HbA1c is usually high, it still gives some clue about their blood sugar changes.

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Older people with a blood condition called thalassemia who need regular blood transfusions tend to have higher HbA1c levels — a number often linked to blood sugar — even if their actual blood sugar isn't high.

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