title: Fructosamine assay: an index of medium-term metabolic control parameters in diabetic disease.
abstract: The fructosamine levels and some metabolic control parameters were evaluated in 120 diabetics and in 60 controls. Higher levels of fructosamine were found in diabetics compared to normals (3.22 +/- 0.06 vs. 1.82 +/- 0.05 mmol/l; P less than 0.001). Positive correlations were found between fructosamine and metabolic control parameters in diabetic subjects. Moreover, non-insulin-dependent diabetic subjects had better correlations. The study of fructosamine variation in relation to plasma glucose change showed that fructosamine levels were modified after at least 2 weeks of good metabolic control. In conclusion, the fructosamine assay could be a useful method for medium-term metabolic control evaluation.
authors: Institute of Internal Medicine, Medical Pathology I, Padua, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lapolla
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Poli
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Barison
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Fedele
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood; 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