The conventional glycemic indices used in management of diabetic patients includes A1c, fructosamine, 1,5-anhydroglucitol, and glycated albumin (GA). Among these indices, A1c is currently used as the gold standard. However, A1c cannot reflect the glycemic change over a relatively short period of time, and its accuracy is known to decrease when abnormalities in hemoglobin metabolism, such as ane...

BACKGROUND This study examined whether mobile phone-based, one-way video messages about diabetes self-care improve hemoglobin A1c (A1C) and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). METHODS This was a 1-year prospective randomized trial with two groups. The active intervention lasted 6 months. The study enrolled 65 people with A1C >8.0% who were established (>6 months) patients in the endocrin...

OBJECTIVE — HbA1c (A1C) is substantially determined by genetic factors not shared in common with glucose. Fractions of the variance in A1C, the glycation gap (GG; previously called the glycosylation gap) and the hemoglobin glycosylation index, correlate with diabetes complications. We therefore tested whether GG (measured A1C A1C predicted from glycated serum proteins [GSPs]) was genetically de...

background: there have been very few studies, with contradictory results, on the zinc status of children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes mellitus. the objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine zinc status based on the serum zinc concentration in type-1 diabetic children and adolescents and compare it with that of healthy controls. methods: thirty children and adolescents wit...

conclusions although the results obtained with the use of different methods show an excellent correlation, when one particular sample is tested by different assays, the results are significantly different. it can be concluded that the national standardization program of hba1c measurement is necessary. background hemoglobin a1c (hba1c) testing devices are widely used to evaluate glycemic control...

Objective: to compare the two immunological methods of HbA1c determination available at university hospital centers in capital Madagascar. Methods:Prospective comparative study between HbA1C assay techniquesat University Hospital Center Joseph RavoahangyAndrianavalona and RasetaBefelatanana both localized Antananarivo Madagascar was conducted. The techniques used are immunoturbidimetry immunofl...