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Intensive Glucose Lowering Therapy -- Weighing the Evidence

Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2010

A review of two intensive therapies to lower blood glucose levels in newly diagnosed Type 2 patients.

Diabetes Damage Similar to Lung Impairment Found in Smokers

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Lung impairment similar to that found in smokers has been found in a study that included 3,182 patients with diabetes and 27,080 control subjects. Researchers found that diabetes can damage the lungs in ways that are similar to smokers.

New and Novel DPP-4 Reduces HbA1c Alone and in Combination

Posted: Sunday, July 04, 2010

A novel dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor -- linagliptin -- showed improved glycemic control as monotherapy, as an add-on, and in combination with other oral diabetes medications, researchers reported.

HbA1c Variation by Race Weakens Its Exclusive Diabetes Diagnostic Power

Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010

African Americans have higher levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) than whites given the same blood glucose concentrations, and the difference is greater as glucose levels go up. Findings could affect the way physicians use hemoglobin A1c to test for diabetes in blacks.

World-Wide Standards for Glucose Test Coming Soon

Posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010

Global standardization is in the works for hemoglobin A1c measurement, according to a consensus statement by the major diabetes associations.

Earlier Screening for Diabetes Worthwhile

Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010

It's currently recommended that people be screened for Type 2 diabetes starting at age 45, particularly if they are overweight. But a new study suggests that it would be worthwhile to start Type 2 diabetes screening earlier -- between the ages of 30 and 45.

Using A1c to Define the Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010

Using A1c instead of FPG to define MetS is feasible. It also identifies individuals with increased cardiovascular risk.

A1c Below Diabetes Levels Predicts CVD

Posted: Sunday, May 09, 2010

Researchers found that HbA1c values significantly predicted CVD or death, whereas FPG levels were not significant after adjustment for other risk factors. The additional usefulness of HbA1c may therefore justify the marginally higher cost of the test relative to the inexpensive FPG.

A1c Outperforms Fasting Glucose for Diabetes Risk Prediction

Posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010

Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a new published study.

A1c's Over Five Percent Increase Risk for Stroke

Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), even at levels considered in the "normal" range, emerged as an independently significant predictor of heart-disease events, stroke, and death over more than a decade in an analysis from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. The risks of incident diabetes, coronary heart disease events, and death were significantly increased for all HbA1c values higher than the reference range of 5.0% to <5.5%.