title: The clinical usefulness of glycated hemoglobin in monitoring diabetes mellitus: a long-term study.
abstract: To assess the long-term clinical usefulness of measuring glycated hemoglobin (Hb A1), we carried out a two-year longitudinal study involving 234 diabetic patients (116 males, 118 females; 139 with type I diabetes mellitus, 95 with type II). Hb A1 values correlated significantly (p less than 0.001) with a score index based on plasma glucose in a specimen collected after overnight fasting, and urinary glucose, and ketones in a 24-h specimen. However, we found that one of every three well-controlled patients (both type I and II subjects) had high values for Hb A1. Among poorly controlled patients, only those with "brittle" diabetes had good values for Hb A1.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006029:Glycosuria / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007659:Ketones / Q000652:urine; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007659:Ketones