The HbA1c test shows your average blood sugar over about 3 months. At Apoorv Pathology, Kanpur it costs ₹550, needs no fasting, and comes back as a routine report in about 6 hours* with every line explained in plain language. Home collection runs 6–11 AM across Kanpur and is charged separately.
*Typical timings for routine tests booked in a morning slot. Some specialised tests take longer — we tell you when you book.
What your number means
under 5.7
5.7 – 6.4
6.5 +
NormalWatchTalk to a doctor
Shakti's sample: 5.9% — the watch zone, not a diagnosis. Their February reading was 6.1, so the direction is already right.
Normal → retest yearly · Watch → plan and retest at 90 days · 6.5+ → your doctor, with the full clinical report.
HbA1c test₹550
Fasting or PP glucose, each₹60
Sugar / Diabetes Panel · 13 tests₹999
Home collectioncharged separately
Smart Report explanationIncluded
How we run it
Barcoded samples from collection to analyser, calibrated equipment, and pathologist review before anything is released — Dr. Manju, MD Pathology, verifies every report. Your Smart Report then explains the number in plain language and sets it beside your last one, so the direction is visible at a glance. Apoorv Pathology is registered under the UP Clinical Establishments Act.
No. HbA1c reads the sugar attached to your red cells over about three months, so a meal an hour ago does not move it. Any time of day works. It is ₹550 at Apoorv Pathology, Kanpur; fasting and PP glucose are ₹60 each if your doctor wants today's number too.
5.7–6.4% is the watch zone, not a diagnosis. One value says less than the direction: a 6.1 in February and a 5.9 now is good news. Your doctor reads it with your fasting sugar and history; the Smart Report shows the trend and what usually moves it.
Every 90 days if you are in the watch zone or on treatment, because red cells live about three months and the number cannot change faster than that. Yearly if you are in range. We set the reminder on WhatsApp when the first report goes out.
It can read low or high for reasons other than sugar: anaemia, recent blood loss, some haemoglobin variants, pregnancy, kidney disease. Dr. Manju, MD Pathology, verifies every report and flags when the value should be read with a fasting glucose instead.
Fasting and post-prandial glucose, HbA1c, lipid profile, kidney profile, CBC, urine routine and urine microalbumin — 13 tests, the yearly set for anyone with or watching diabetes. Booked one by one they come to ₹2,940. Home collection is charged separately by area.