Haemoglobin

a protein within red blood cells
that carries oxygen around the body

blood

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• HbA1c
  • HbA1c is also known as glycated haemoglobin. It represents the
    HbA1c is formed when haemoglobin, attaches with glucose in the
    blood, to become ‘glycated’.
• bilirubin
  • Bilirubin is produced by the breakdown of haemoglobin (which
    from the body by the liver and then stored and concentrated in the
    gallbladder. It is secreted into the intestine (bowel) and removed
    from the body in urine and faeces.