title: Hemoglobin A1c to diagnose diabetes: why the controversy over adding a new tool?
authors.affiliation: American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, VA 22311, USA. skirkman@diabetes.org
authors.forename: M Sue
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kirkman
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006452:Hemoglobinometry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human