title: 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol: a novel marker of glucose excursions.
abstract: In recent years a great deal of discussion has focused on postprandial hyperglycaemia as a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality. Routinely used parameters of metabolic control such as fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c are not useful for determination of daily glucose excursions. 1,5-Anhydro-D-glucitol (1,5-AG) in human plasma has been proposed for several years as a short-term, retrospective marker of glycaemic control and seems to be the most suitable parameter for monitoring glucose excursions. The plasma level of 1,5-AG reflects acute episodes of hyperglycaemia more sensitively than HbA1c does and is correlated with FPG and postprandial hyperglycaemic peaks. The maximal glycaemic value observed in a patient ultimately determines the plasma 1,5-AG level. 1,5-AG could be helpful in detection of hyperglycaemic excursions, even in those patients with diabetes who self-monitor blood glucose and in those patients who are monitored routinely for FPG and HbA1c. In non-diabetic patients the plasma 1,5-AG level may serve as a screening marker for postprandial hyperglycaemia-associated cardiovascular risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Marzena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dworacka
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Winiarska
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szymanska
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuczynski
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szczawinska
authors.forename: Bogna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wierusz-Wysocka
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000517:prevention & control; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C006584:1,5-anhydroglucitol