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Most clinical studies recommend the use of HbA1c assays that are traceable to the DCCT assay. [55] The National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) and IFCC have improved assay standardization. [37] For initial diagnosis of diabetes, only HbA1c methods that are NGSP-certified should be used, not point-of-care testing devices. [36]
On average, each change of 3.3 mmol (60 mg/dL) in average blood sugar levels will give rise to changes of 2% HbA1c and 75 μmol fructosamine values. [6] However, this overemphasizes the upper limit of many laboratories' reference ranges of 285 μmol/L as equivalent to HbA1c 7.5% rather than 6.5%.
The IFCC's aims are to set global standards, support and educate its members, and provide conferences and other gatherings for sharing knowledge among the global laboratory medicine community. [ 1 ] IFCC members fall into three groups: national societies of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, corporations , and affiliate international ...
Dementia impacts millions of older adults, but researchers are still learning how, exactly, to prevent this devastating illness. Now, research suggests that increasing your intake of one specific ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Spring training has just begun, with opening day still a month away, but players and executives echo the phrase no one in the industry wants to hear:
The Trump administration offered federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.
Hemoglobin variants can be discovered through examination, routine laboratory testing, or evaluation of patients with severe anemia. [3] In some countries, all newborns are tested for hemoglobinopathies, thalassemias, and HbS.
Omentin is an anti-inflammatory adipokine produced preferentially by visceral adipose tissue. Plasma omentin-1 levels are significantly decreased in patients with obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes that contribute to the major components of the metabolic syndrome.