Hemoglobin A1C: The Action Figure!

Remember those fun educational toys from the past like Legos, Lincoln Logs and Speak & Spell, that not only were cool to play with but also taught us something? Well soon enough, we PWDs may have one of our own: the new Hemoglobin A1C action f…

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