title: Glycosylated hemoglobin and fructosamine. Indicators of glycemic control in pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus.
abstract: In 50 gravidas with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, mean preprandial whole blood glucose levels over a two-week period were compared with serum glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fructosamine values. Although there was a statistically significant correlation between mean glucose levels and both HbA1c (r = .44, P less than .01) and fructosamine (r = .37, P less than .01), the wide range of HbA1c and fructosamine observed at all levels of mean blood glucose limited the usefulness of those assays in the management of pregnant diabetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7570.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006595:Hexosamines