Haemoglobin A1c;

Abstract

Objectives: Our aim was to determine the prevalence of controlled diabeteson the basis of HbA1c test (Hb ≤ 7 ) in registered diabetic population in three Primary HealthCenters of Ministry of Health Makkah al Mukarrahma. Study Design: Retrospective review ofmedical records of registered adult Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes. Setting: Three PrimaryHealth Centers of Ministry of Health Makkah al Mukarrahma. Period: 20 June 2015 to 31December 2015. Methods: The sample size calculated was 354 patients with confidence levelof 95% and confidence interval of 5. The cut of values adjusted for all diabetes mellitus patientswas, haemogloblin A1c (HBA1c) ≤ 7. Three last readings were recorded and to be declared ascontrolled diabetic case (valid control), last two readings were required to be within this normallimit. Data was processed on Microsoft Excel and SPSS-23 software. Results: Overall the agerange was 21–79 (58) years and a mean of +/- SD of 56.67 +/- 11.97. Male were 206 and female148 in number. Hb A1c test entries recorded in 292. On the basis of set HbA1c criteria no validcontrol entry was found in one PHC while in other two, there were 15 (4.23% prevalence) validcontrol entries. Valid control results were found significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Very lowPrevalence of controlled diabetes on bases of HbA1c test in Primary Health Centers indicatenoncompliance of this test in our study group. Guidelines of the Ministry of Health regardingcare of diabetic patients in Primary Health Care should be followed to achieve the recommendedoutcome.

Hubungan Glukosa Darah Admisi dan HbA1c dengan Kadar D-Dimer pada Pasien COVID-19 dengan Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2

“…Kadar D-Dimer berbanding lurus dengan kadar gula dalam darah (Ceriello, 2020;Sardu et al, 2020;Zhu et al, 2020). Pemeriksaan glukosa darah plasma sewaktu, puasa, dan 2 jam setelah Tes Toleransi Glukosa Oral (TTGO) dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui kadar glukosa pasien secara langsung, sedangkan hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) menunjukkan kontrol glukosa darah selama 90 hari terakhir (Ceriello, De Nigris, et al, 2020;Ceriello, Standl, et al, 2020;Siddiqui et al, 2017).…”