Discordance between fasting plasma glucose and A1c in the diagnosis and management of diabetes

There are pros and cons of using fasting plasma glucose (FPG) A1c for the diagnosis management diabetes. Still, discordance between FPG is a common problem in clinical practice, there no definite international guidelines dealing with it. This article explains causes these anomalies factors that affect results tests, it also recommends some appropriate techniques investigation cases A1c.