“…28,49 For example, glycated albumin in the bloodstream has been shown to inuence delivery of biologically active peptides to healthy RBCs, while that same delivery was reduced in RBCs from people with diabetes. 50,51 Here, there were no statistically signicant differences in the two blood storage solutions on a given day, although there were some interesting features of the collected data. For example, while there was no difference in AGE formation between the AS-1 and AS-1N storage solutions on any particular day, there was a signicant increase in AGE formation on the RBCs during storage duration for both storage solution strategies.…”