Hemoglobin A1c
Metabolic
5.6 %
NormalAbove target
In your lab's normal range, but above the target.
Target < 5.5 % · general target · Selvin et al. (ARIC), NEJM 2010 · moderate confidence
Previous: 5.5 % in Nov 2025 · 4 readings since Nov 2024, lowest 5.2, highest 5.6 · at target in 2 of 4 draws
Up 2% since Nov 2025: within its normal variation.
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Every marker varies a little from one blood test to the next, even when nothing about your health has changed: the time of day, what you ate, how the sample was handled. Studies of healthy people measure how much. For this marker it's about 1.2% within one person (Carlsen et al., Clin Chem Lab Med 2011 (EFLM BV database)). Adding a typical lab's measuring error, a move smaller than about 4% between two draws is within that normal wobble. Only a bigger move is likely a real change, so that's the only kind Helse calls “better” or “worse.”Target < 5.5 %In the lab's range, off targetOutside the lab's range
Colours blend near each line
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One blood test can land a little above or below your usual level for reasons that aren't about your health — for this test, within about ±2.6%. That's its published variation — Carlsen et al., Clin Chem Lab Med 2011 (EFLM BV database) — plus a typical lab's measuring error. So close to a line, one result can't say which side your usual level is on, and the colours mix in proportion to how likely each side is. Further from a line, the colour is clear.- 19 May 20265.6 %NormalLab range 4.8–5.6Above target
- 18 Nov 20255.5 %NormalLab range 4.8–5.6Above target
- 3 Jun 20255.4 %NormalLab range 4.8–5.6At target
- 12 Nov 20245.2 %NormalLab range 4.8–5.6At target
| Date | Value | Reference | Flag | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | 5.6 % | 4.8–5.6 | Normal | Above target |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 5.5 % | 4.8–5.6 | Normal | Above target |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 5.4 % | 4.8–5.6 | Normal | At target |
| 12 Nov 2024 | 5.2 % | 4.8–5.6 | Normal | At target |