Glycated Hemoglobin, Fasting, Two-hour Post-challenge and Postprandial Glycemia in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: Are We Giving Them the Right Interpretation and Use?
This brief review is aimed to point out the importance of considering glycated hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose, post-glucose-load glycemia, and postprandial glycemia into an evolutive and dynamic criteria that may grant a better concept and understanding of the diagnostic and therapeutic status of individual patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F., Mexico.
Francisco J
FJ
Gómez-Pérez
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005215:Fasting; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D019518:Postprandial Period
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin