Diabetes News - The Importance Of A1C Levels And Testing

Several leading Diabetes organizations, along with the Advertising Council, have launched a new public education campaign geared to raise awareness of A1C, a key indicator of diabetes management. The new campaign was unveiled on September 21, 2007.

Diabetes is a major health issue in today's society with deadly consequences. Nearly 21 million children and adults have diabetes. People can live for years with unmanaged diabetes causing irreparable damage that can lead to heart attack and stroke. An A1C test could have been their warning sign.

Unfortunately, many people do not know their A1C level. For example, a New York City Department of Health report found that in 2003 eighty-nine percent of patients with diabetes in New York City did not know their A1C level. National figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that 63 percent of all diabetes patients have A1C levels above 7 percent.

A1C is a test that measures a patient's blood glucose level over the previous three months and may also help predict serious health complications like heart attack and stroke. People with diabetes need to know their A1C level to help manage diabetes. The goal for most people with diabetes is to maintain a consistent A1C score of less than 7 percent.

The campaign will seek to reach Americans with a variety of multimedia ads using a strategic "warning signs" approach. The central theme is that many of life's risks to come with warning signs, but for individuals with diabetes, A1C is a warning sign for diabetes and complications like heart attacks and strokes.

The campaign will direct audiences to visit a new interactive Web site and dial toll-free numbers to obtain information explaining the importance of talking to a healthcare provider about the A1C test and the role it can play in reducing the risk of diabetes complications. For more information about the A1C test or the campaign, call 1-877-TEST-A1C (1-877-837-8212).

G. Philip Mason writes extensively on the detection and treatment of Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes.

His Diabetes website is http://ukandoit.us/Diabetes/index.html

And his Diabetes recent news site is: http://diabetesnotablenews.blogspot.com/

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