Diabetes Prevention: Why Young Adults Need an HbA1c Test

India is now home to over 100 million people with diabetes — and increasingly, the new patients are in their 20s and 30s. Sedentary jobs, processed food, and chronic stress have shifted the risk curve dramatically.

Why HbA1c Beats a Single Sugar Test

A fasting glucose test only shows that day. The HbA1c test reveals your average sugar over 3 months, catching pre-diabetes that fluctuates day to day.

Pre-Diabetes Is Reversible — If Caught Early

• HbA1c 5.7%–6.4% = pre-diabetes
• HbA1c ≥6.5% = diabetes

Lifestyle changes at the pre-diabetic stage can fully reverse the trend.

Simple Steps That Work

• 30 minutes of brisk walking daily
• Cut refined sugar and white carbs
• Add protein and fibre to every meal
• Sleep 7–8 hours
• Test annually after age 25

Book an HbA1c test at Aarvak Diagnostics this May.