A1c

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The procedure, known as the haemoglobin A1C test, measures average blood sugar levels which are used to diagnose type 2 diabetes and monitor the condition.

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The SURMOUNT-1 trial initially found that patients with obesity taking tirzepatide for 72 weeks lost 15% to 22.5% of their initial weight, on average, depending on the dose, and also saw a significant average reduction in their levels of glycated hemoglobin, known as A1c levels, a standard measure of blood sugar control.

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The new study focused on 1,032 of these patients who initially had obesity and prediabetes -- a diabetes precursor condition in which A1c levels are above normal but below the threshold for diabetes.

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More than 90% of the patients on tirzepatide had normal A1c levels at 176 weeks, versus 59% of placebo-treated patients.

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A follow-up analysis, 17 weeks after stopping treatment, found modest gains in weight and A1c levels, bringing some patients back into the prediabetes and diabetes ranges, and underscoring the likely need for chronic treatment.

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