I am not a physician and you might want to get a second and third opinion from medical providers who can assess your father in person.
And great that he is 101 and that you are helping him make decisions.
I am not a physician but any treatment would depend on the reasons for the elevation - and one would need to see their private medical prover who knows them best for this
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) in the body is the hemoglobin a1c. This test goes by a variety of names including HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin, or glycosylated hemoglobin. It is usually part of the annually scheduled lab tests for patients...
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that you should be familiar with and will receive on a regular basis is the Hemoglobin A1c.
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Med.UNC.edu - The hemoglobin A1C blood test is now included in the new official guidelines for diabetes... hemoglobin, or glycated hemoglobin. It has been used since the late 1970s as a way to get a snapshot...
Flying with low hemoglobinby
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: has anyone with low hemoglobin ever been on a long flight? If so, he would appreciate receiving details, advice... to him).
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their hemoglobin levels. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells that binds and easily transfers oxygen all over the body. SC warriors have less red blood cells; which means we have less hemoglobin than other people...
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