The level of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), also known as glycated hemoglobin, determines how well a patient’s blood glucose level has been controlled over the previous 8-12 weeks. HbA1c levels help patients and doctors understand whether a particular diabetes treatment is working and whether adjustments need to be made to the treatment. Because the HbA1c level is a marker of blood glucose for the pre...

We evaluated and compared different methods for measuring adherence to Oral Antihyperglycemic Agents (OHA), based on the correlation between these measures and glycated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels in Medicaid patients with Type 2 diabetes. An observational sample of 831 Medicaid patients with Type 2 diabetes who had HbA1c test results recorded between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2005 was...

Point-of-care HbA1c measurements (POC-A1Cs) have been adopted by many diabetes clinics to improve the quality of care provided to their patients (1). Herein, we show that reliability of this approach might be questioned. POC-A1Cs routinely used in the ambulatory section of our diabetes clinic was evaluated on 100 diabetic patients (type 1, n 5 58; type 2, n 5 42) attending the clinic from 1 Oct...

In this issue of Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Chang and colleagues evaluate the performance of the A1CNow® SELFCHECK device for measurement of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). The authors discuss the potential advantages of point-of-care (POC) HbA1c testing and also mention the importance of accuracy and precision and provide some data to document the device's performance. There are speci...

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by the reduced ability of insulin responses, leading to difficulty in processing blood sugar. It caused a combination two main factors: damaged secretion pancreatic beta-cells and inability insulin-sensitive tissues respond insulin. Blood sugar monitoring T2DM done measuring glycated hemoglobin or Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Insulin Like Growth Facto...

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A randomized controlled trial of diabetic patients that had blood pressure (BP) .140/90 mmHg, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) .9.0%, or LDL .100 mg/dL. Intervention patients received case management (n = 278) versus usual care (n = 278) over a 1-year period. The primary outcome was the percentage of patients achieving simultaneous control of all three parameters (defined by B...

Currently recommended hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) targets in ESRD patients are identical to those for the general population; an issue of considerable debate. In this issue, Williams and colleagues provide observational data on the association of HbA1c with mortality among nearly 25,000 hemodialysis patients in the United States. Statistically significant findings were observed only among subjects w...

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is used routinely to monitor long-term glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus, as HbA1c is related directly to risks for diabetic complications. The accuracy of HbA1c methods can be affected adversely by the presence of hemoglobin (Hb) variants or elevated levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF). The effect of each variant or elevated HbF must be examined with each sp...

Background: Hemoglobin A1c and insulin levels are important parameters to indicate glucometabolic status of the patients. It is understand major changes in glycometabolic so as predict postoperative complications. In this study, we aim assess impact serum hemoglobin on morbidity lung cancer Materials Methods: Between 2018 2019, 100 consecutive nondiabetic patients who underwent resection via th...

objective: suicide is seen in major depression, also in chronic diseases patients. hba1c is a marker of long-term control of diabetes. the aim of this study was evaluation of the suicidal ideations in diabetic patients and its association with the status of blood sugar control based on hemoglobin a1c (hb a1c). materials and methods: this study is a cross-sectional study. the patients were selec...