Open AccessImproved Monitoring of the Hyperglycemic State in Type 1 Diabetes Patients by Use of the Glycoalbumin/HbA1c Ratio
Author(s) -
Takatoshi Imai,
Yoichi Oikawa,
Akira Shimada
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2007.4.44
Subject(s) - bedtime , postprandial , medicine , diabetic retinopathy , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , correlation , gastroenterology , endocrinology , insulin , mathematics , geometry
Generally, the level of glycoalbumin (GA) is approximately 3 times higher than that of HbA1c. However, in type 1 diabetic patients, we often find an even higher GA/HbA1c ratio of nearly 3.5. Therefore, this study was performed to examine the significance of a higher GA/HbA1c ratio.
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