We determined the relationship between fructosamine and serum glucose in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested during two seasonally stressful periods for deer in coastal North Carolina, US: July 2008 represented the postparturition and lactation period, and March 2009 represented the late winter and pre– green-up period. Serum glucose and fructosamine concentrations...

BACKGROUND Glycation is known to play a key role in complications of many pathophysiological processes. The present study was carried out to assess whether there are abnormalities of non-enzymatic glycation of proteins and hemoglobin in acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) patients. METHODS Eighteen acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) patients and 20 healthy controls were enrolled for the present st...

We determined the relationship between fructosamine and serum glucose in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested during two seasonally stressful periods for deer in coastal North Carolina, US: July 2008 represented the postparturition and lactation period, and March 2009 represented the late winter and pre-green-up period. Serum glucose and fructosamine concentrations ...

Introduction: A positive family history of diabetes increases the chances of the disease developing manifold. The earliest diagnostic marker for diabetes was elevated plasma glucose levels. Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) gives information on the long term control of diabetes, while the estimation of fructosamine (FA) depicts the short term glycaemic control. The specificity of the estimation ...

The consequences of uncontrolled gestational diabetes is severe to both maternal and fetal well-being. An ideal laboratory test to monitor gestational diabetes should accurately reflect short-term glucose changes. Glycated albumin, by virtue of its short half-life of 14 to 19 days, lends itself as a test to monitor and control gestational diabetes. Analytical approaches for the measurement of g...

BACKGROUND Gain in VO2 peak after cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), is associated with reduced mortality and morbidity. We have previously shown in CR, that gain in VO2 peak is reduced in Type 2 diabetic patients and that response to CR is impaired by hyperglycemia. METHODS We set up a prospective multicenter study (DARE) whose primary objective was to de...

BACKGROUND The glycation gap has been proposed as an index of nonglycemic determinants of glycated hemoglobin (Hb A(1c)). We investigated whether it predicts progression of nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS We recorded albumin excretion rate, Hb A(1c), and serum fructosamine in 2314 patients over an average of 6.5 years. Hb A(1c) was regressed on fructosamine by using a repeate...

INTRODUCTION Fructosamine is a marker of glucose control reflecting the average glycaemic level over the preceding 2-3 weeks. Fructosamine has not gained as much popularity as glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for diabetes mellitus (DM) control monitoring, and the related underlying reasons remain unclear. We aim to search for and summarise available evidence on the accuracy of fructosamine measurem...