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hemoglobin

[hee-muh-gloh-bin, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, ˈhɛm ə- /


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One 2019 review of 18 studies in diabetics found cinnamon reduces blood sugar, but has little effect on hemoglobin A1C, which measures blood sugar over time.

From Washington Post

Some illnesses cause low hemoglobin counts, for example.

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Beta thalassemia, which affects millions more, occurs when a different mutation causes someone’s body to produce less hemoglobin, the iron-rich protein that allows red blood cells to carry oxygen.

From Scientific American

Nineteen patients were treated with a lentiviral vector containing a working version of the gene that encodes a component of adult hemoglobin—all 19 stopped having severe pain crises within six months.

From Scientific American

Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, an iron-rich protein that gives blood its metallic taste.

From Washington Post