American Diabetes Association?s preferred testing method shown to fail

[Northerner]

In 2009, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended that Hemoglobin A1c be exclusively used for the diagnosis of diabetes in children. The simple test measures longer-term blood sugar levels -- without requiring patients to fast overnight. However, a new U-M study has shown that these tests are not very accurate in children.

http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/hemoglobin-a1c-lee-1121