Glycated hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and diabetes: a new era?
Curr Med Res Opin. 2011 Sep 14;
Authors: Katsiki N, Papanas N, Mikhailidis DP, Fonseca VA
Abstract
Abstract In January 2011 the American Diabetes Association (ADA) published the latest guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM)(1,2). Despite some controversies, glycated hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)), an established marker of long-term glycemia traditionally used to assess the quality of DM management, remained an independent criterion for the diagnosis of DM, and indeed now appears to be well established in the USA. This has far-reaching implications for clinical practice worldwide.
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