SuppleMentally Blog
A multimedia supplement to the Mensa Bulletin’s SuppleMentally science column
By John Blinke
- February 24, 2025
- BLOOD SUGAR: NOW VS. THEN
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Your doctor might poke your finger to check blood glucose and also draw blood for an A1C blood sugar test. Two sugar tests! What’s going on? The finger-poke is a check of your blood glucose at the moment. The A1C measures the average over three months based on sugar molecules that stick to red blood cells.
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John Blinke has been the Mensa Bulletin’s science editor since 1984 and is a two-time recipient of American Mensa’s National Service Award. He lives in the wilderness of Michigan and keeps busy with a wide range of hobbies, including astronomy, RC models, drones, photography, model rockets, and fooling around with microscopes and other scientific gear. John spent 50 years as an electrician with Ford Motor Company. He holds a BA in English from Wayne State University, completed the UAW-Ford electrical apprenticeship, is a certified Level II Thermographer, and has an Extra Class amateur radio license. Email him at BulletinSupplementally@us.mensa.org.