Performance of nontraditional hyperglycemia biomarkers by chronic kidney disease status in older adults with diabetes: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

ConclusionsIn older adults with severe or very severe CKD, HbA1c, glycated albumin, and fructosamine were not highly correlated with fasting glucose. Our results suggest there may be no particular advantage of glycated albumin or fructosamine over HbA1c for monitoring glycemic control in CKD.

Source: Journal of Diabetes - October 21, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Molly Jung, Bethany Warren, Morgan Grams, Yuenting Diana Kwong, Tariq Shafi, Josef Coresh, Casey M. Rebholz, Elizabeth Selvin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research