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1,5-anhydroglucitol in serum (GlycoMark)

Indications: - used primarily to identify glycemic variability in people with diabetes who have normal or near normal hemoglobin A1c levels Clinical significance: - provides an index of postprandial hyperglycemia & glycemic variability over the past 2-3 weeks

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special chemistry test

References

  1. Dungan KM et al 1,5-Anhydroglucitol and Postprandial Hyperglycemia as Measured by Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in Moderately Controlled Patients With Diabetes Diabetes Care June 2006 vol. 29 no. 6 1214-1219 PMID: 16731998 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/6/1214.abstract doi: 10.2337/dc06-1910
  2. Dungan KM. 1,5-anhydroglucitol (GlycoMark) as a marker of short-term glycemic control and glycemic excursions. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2008 Jan;8(1):9-19. Review. PMID: 18088226
  3. Wikipedia: 1,5-Anhydroglucitol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,5-Anhydroglucitol
  4. Panel of 23 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 81335