Hemoglobin A1 Properties of Diabetic and Uremic Patients
- Munetada Oimomi,
- Yukio Yoshimura,
- Shinzo Kubota,
- Tomiyasu Kawasaki,
- Kiyoshi Takagi and
- Shigeaki Baba
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kobe University Ikuta-ku, Kobe 650, Japan
- Address reprint requests to Munetada Oimomi at the above address.
Abstract
Patients with diabetes mellitus as well as those with renal failure had high hemoglobin A1 (HbA1) levels. However, the portion of HbA1a+b fractions was larger in patients with renal failure than in diabetic patients. Thus, if renal disorder is advanced, caution should be exercised in evaluating HbA1 data. Furthermore, not only is the collective determination of Hb minor components such as HbA1 required, but also investigation of changes in HbA1a+b in patients with renal failure or diabetic nephropathy.
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