Abstract:A1C represents glycated hemoglobin A and is a non-fasting measure of average glycemia which has been used since 2010 to diagnose abnormal glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT) (a summary term for diabetes and prediabetes). However, A1C may not correlate with average glucose in the presence of anemia, G6PD deficiency and certain hemoglobinopathies. Two non-fasting markers of glycemia which have been proposed as alternatives to A1C are fructosamine (FA) and glycated albumin (GA). FA is a measure of all plasma glycated pro… Show more
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