Fructosamine in Non-diabetic First Degree Relatives of Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Risk Assessor

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 of fructosamine and its comparison with the established markers in a group with high risk for the disease was the purport.