In 1990, its primary mission over, Voyager 1 was instructed to point its camera at Earth, or the Pale Blue Dot, 6 billion kilometers away. VOYAGER 1 has been beaming data to Earth since 1977. But members of mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, are as excited as ever.
Cause of Elevated A1c Levels. The higher your blood sugar levels and the longer your blood sugar remains high, the more excess sugar is present in the blood and the more opportunities this excess sugar has to bond to hemoglobin.
SEARCH. The A1C test (also known as HbA1c, hemoglobin A1C, glycosylated hemoglobin, and glycated hemoglobin) is a blood test commonly used to see if a patient is suffering from Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.It also measures how well-managed your diabetes is at present. higher A1C level means a lower body' control of your blood sugar. Once you're diagnosed with diabetes, the test can be used to monitor your treatment. Blood drawing risks are slight and include lightheadedness or excessive bleeding.