HbA1c
The term HbA1c refers to glycated haemoglobin and its levels are reflective of blood glucose levels over the past six to eight weeks. This method utilizes the interaction of antigen and antibody to determine HbA1c concentration in the EDTA whole blood.
Salient Features
- Latex Enhanced Immunoturbidimetry method provides high sensitivity and specificity
- No interference of Hemoglobin variants HbA2, HbC and HbS
- High Linearity upto 18%
- Two reagents for ensuring stability with no reagent preparation
- High correlation with HPLC method
- Valid for semi-automated as well as fully automated analyzer
