Open AccessThe Role of HbA1C for Diagnosis of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus - A Review
Author(s) -
S Zabeen,
Sultana Rehana Akhter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
faridpur medical college journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-9093
pISSN - 2079-3553
DOI - 10.3329/fmcj.v11i1.30877
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
For many years, the diagnosis of diabetes has been made through the laboratory- based measurement of fasting or random blood glucose levels or using OGTT. In the case of diabetes, the major outcome of interest is long term micro vascular complications for which a large body of data has been accumulated leading to the endorsement of HbA1C for diagnosis in many countries worldwide, with some variations in cut-offs and testing strategies.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2016;11(1): 30-32