Description
This is the Interactive 3D model of Glycated Hemoglobin HbA1c. This model is based on x-ray crystallography data sets: 1HHO, and 3B75. These models are cast by hand in high quality, durable acrylics. Model dimensions are 4in x 3cm x 3in. Each model comes with a custom-made display base. Designed to explain the Hemoglobin A1c Test (“The A1c Test”) to patients living with diabetes, magnetically attach sugar molecules on the surface of the Interactive Glycated Hemoglobin HbA1c model to demonstrate the damaging effects of elevated blood glucose.
Protein Description
Hemoglobin (Hb) is the protein from inside red blood cells. It gives our blood its red color and transports oxygen molecules throughout the body. If exposed to elevated levels of blood glucose for too long, glucose will permanently attach to hemoglobin, a process called glycation. Since the lifespan of a red blood cell is only ~90 days, monitoring for the presence of glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) provides an ideal perspective of a patient’s self-management of blood glucose metabolism. Achieving prolonged target HbA1c scores is directly related to the reduction of diabetes-related complications.