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.
Manufactured products account for only 20 percent of Africa's total exports, and the pattern of Africa's exports to Asia is consistent with this global pattern. Commodities account for 86 percent of SSA's exports to Asia, and 80 percent of SSA's imports from Asia are manufactured goods.