Single, community-based blood glucose readings may be a viable alternative for community surveillance of HbA1c and poor glycaemic control in people with known diabetes in resource-poor settings

Single, community-based blood glucose readings may be a viable alternative for community surveillance of HbA1c and poor glycaemic control in people with known diabetes in resource-poor settings

Background: The term HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) is commonly used in relation to diabetes mellitus. The measure gives an indication of the average blood sugar levels over a period of weeks or months prior to testing. For most low- and middle-income countries HbA1c measurement in community surveilla...

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Main Authors: Daniel D. Reidpath, Nowrozy K. Jahan, Devi Mohan, Pascale Allotey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-08-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
diabetes
blood glucose
HbA1c
glycaemic control
community surveillance
developing countries
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/31691/pdf_328

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