An A1C test allows doctors to examine glucose levels over a two-to three-month period and can be a useful tool in judging the effectiveness of a treatment plan. Diabetics used to depend only on urine tests or daily finger sticks to measure their blood sugars.
The formal economy of this region depends on agricultural exports. For example, Ethiopia is a major coffee exporter (80% of its total exports) and Somalia is a major banana and livestock exporter (roughly half of its total exports). The majority of the economy of the Horn of Africa is informal.
Throughout the world, coffee is the second-most traded commodity after crude oil, which is cultivated across 80 nations namely Central and South America, Asia and Africa. The major coffee producing and exporting nations are Brazil, Columbia, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Ethiopia. Among them, Brazil is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of coffee in the world. European nations and USA are the major importers of coffee.