title: [Chairmen's introductory remarks].
abstract: Diagnostic criteria in diabetes mellitus has been revised after 11 years. In addition to previous diagnostic criteria, HbAlc was added to the new criteria as a biomarker of chronic diabetes. Although NGSP >6.5 has become a marker of diabetes, the equation of HbA1c (NGSP) = 1.02 x HbA1c (JDS) + 0.25% was reported by analysis of global standardization. According to this equation, HbA1c (NGSP) 6.5% corresponded to HbA1c (JDS) 6.1%. In this symposium, we presented the viewpoint of the Japanese Society of Diabetes Mellitus for standardization of HbAlc and the issue of using NGSP instead of JDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. andoy709@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takei
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin