title: The use of plasma fructosamine in the assessment of diabetic control.
abstract: Plasma fructosamine and glycosylated haemoglobin were measured in insulin-dependent (n = 30) and in non-insulin-dependent diabetics (n = 90) and in healthy controls (n = 45). Fructosamine correlated significantly with glycosylated haemoglobin in the non-insulin dependent (r = 0.5, P less than 0.001) better than in the insulin-dependent group (r = 0.39, P less than 0.05). No correlation was found between plasma fructosamine and albumin or total protein concentrations when the concentrations of albumin and protein are within normal reference range. The fructosamine test has got many desirable characteristics, which will give it a role in the assessment of diabetic control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: elWali
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Atabani
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Elmahdi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mukhtar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006595:Hexosamines