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Horm Metab Res 1981; 13(3): 129-131
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1019197
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Hemoglobin A1 in the Diagnosis of Chemical Diabetes Mellitus

Kathy L. Clipson, P. C. Kansal, Man-Chiu Poon, B. R. Boshell
  • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alabama in Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
  • Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Veterans Administration Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
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1980

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14 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

HbA1 was determined in 16 subjects with normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), in 8 subjects with normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) but with abnormal OGTT (chemical diabetes mellitus) and in 25 subjects with overt diabetes mellitus. The HbA1 values were 7.53 ± 0.1 %, 8.37 ± 0.17 % and 11. 92 ± 0.42 % (±SEM), respectively. The HbA1 values of subjects with chemical diabetes mellitus were significantly higher (p < 0.0025) than those of subjects with normal OGTT. Thus, the determination of HbA1 may prove to be useful to substantiate a significantly abnormal glucose tolerance (chemical diabetes mellitus).

Key-Words:

Hemoglobin A 1 - Chemical Diabetes Mellitus - Glucose Tolerance Test