For adults with stage 4-5 CKD, an HbA1c range of 6.7% to 7.1% may be optimal for reducing macrovascular and microvascular complications. In advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes (type 1 ...

Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...

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Most of us think we are safe if our fasting sugar is “almost normal” or our HbA1c hovers just below the diabetic range. But that’s a sneaky trap. Bord.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a retrospective chart review published in The Journal of Pediatrics, Sampath and colleagues analyzed data ...

A Lancet study warns that the common HbA1c diabetes test may be unreliable for millions of Indians due to high rates of anaemia and other blood disorders, potentially leading to misdiagnosis, delayed ...

Diabetes diagnosis in India may be misled by HbA1c tests, especially in populations with anaemia and blood disorders, Lancet ...

Women typically develop diabetes mellitus at a later age than men; however, women often have a higher mortality rate than men due to this condition. This has caused researchers to question whether the ...

Certain hemoglobin variants and conditions have been shown to affect red blood cell lifespan and hence may lead to false HbA1c results. A 63-year-old White woman presents to an endocrine clinic for ...

India’s over-reliance on glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test alone for diagnosing and monitoring type-2 diabetes could result ...