Updated Friday, February 22, 2008 0:00 am TWN, Reuters Health

A1C test not accurate for diabetics on dialysis

NEW YORK -- The A1C test, the usual way of measuring long-range diabetes control, is not reliable for people who are undergoing hemodialysis, a new study shows. “These results suggest that the nearly 200,000 diabetic hemodialysis patients in the U.S. who use this test may not be receiving optimal care for their blood sugar,” Dr. Barry I. Freedman, from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said in a statement.

The A1C test measures how much of the hemoglobin in a person’s blood is “glycated” — has glucose attached to it — and it reflects the level of glucose circulating over the long term. Glycated hemoglobin is designated HbA1c, or just A1C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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