The application of plasma 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol for monitoring type 2 diabetic patients

• Published in: Disease markers Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 127 - 132
• Main Authors: Dworacka, Marzena, Winiarska, Hanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IOS Press 2005
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Cardiovascular System - pathology; Deoxyglucose - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Female; Glucose - metabolism; Glycated Hemoglobin A - biosynthesis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Other; Regression Analysis

Recent data have suggested that effective control of postprandial blood glucose can reduce the risk of macroangiopathic complications of diabetes, especially cardiovascular risk. 1,5-Anhydro-D-glucitol (1,5-AG) has been proposed as a marker of short-term hyperglycaemic excursions. We aimed to evalua...