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Important news for diabetics: Race may actually affect the readings of blood sugar tests according to new research.

Everyday Health reports:

The hemoglobin A1C test is supposed to give doctors a sense of diabetics’ long-term blood sugar levels, but new research suggests the test may have different results depending on race, even if daily blood sugar levels are the same.

What’s more, those differences became greater as blood sugar levels and A1C increased, according to the new analysis, which is published in the June 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

“We found that those who self-identify as black, on average, had higher A1Cs than those who self-identify as white,” said study author Dr. David Ziemer, an associate professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

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