Hemoglobin A1c and diabetes mellitus.
HbA1 is the result of the non-enzymatic glycosylation of HbA. HbA1 reflects the integrated blood glucose level that prevailed over a period of weeks; it thus has clinical application in the assessment of the long-term blood glucose control. This ability to determine easily the long-term blood glucose should enable the clinical investigator to gain insights into the relationship of glycemia and the complications resulting from long-standing diabetes mellitus.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008134:Long-Term Care
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006441:Hemoglobin A