An A1C test allows doctors to examine glucose levels over a two-to three-month period and can be a useful tool in judging the effectiveness of a treatment plan. Diabetics used to depend only on urine tests or daily finger sticks to measure their blood sugars.
The formal economy of this region depends on agricultural exports. For example, Ethiopia is a major coffee exporter (80% of its total exports) and Somalia is a major banana and livestock exporter (roughly half of its total exports). The majority of the economy of the Horn of Africa is informal.
Trade represented 65% of the Republic of Maliâs GDP between 2005 and 2007, according to the World Trade Organization. Gold, livestock and agriculture represent 80% of the countryâs exports. Trade in Mali has suffered as it is a landlocked nation and neighboring country of Cote d'Ivoire has seen continued unrest. Exports and imports have been propelled by the existence of a railway line to Senegal. Mali is in the process of constructing a road network to connect it to adjacent nations. Maliâs trade, exports and imports, will be boosted by the road network under construction.