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Elevated blood sugar in people without a prior diagnosis of diabetes raises the risk of premature death, results of a study show. New Zealand researchers found that the risk of premature death rose in tandem with blood sugar levels. The risk of death increased steadily from the A1C “reference category (4.0% to < 5.0%) to the highest A1C category (≥7.0%). (Hemoglobin A1C testing is a standard way to measure blood sugar.) Strong associations were seen between elevated blood sugar and death from endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, and immunity disorders. Blood sugar was also strongly associated with death from diseases of the circulatory system. Weaker associations were observed between increasing blood sugar and deaths from cancer and other unknown causes. The investigators note that this is the largest study conducted to date of A1C levels and subsequent risk of mortality. "It confirms previous findings that A1C levels are strongly associated with subsequent mortality in both men and women who have not been diagnosed with diabetes."
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