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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
CHICAGO ? Of the less than 20% of patients with diabetes who meet the nationally recommended frequency for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing, more than a third are not prescribed treatment changes when their levels increase significantly, a new study has found.
"We're hearing about overuse of this test, but even when it is used appropriately, the result may not be," said lead investigator Ross Molinaro, PhD, from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
He presented the findings here at the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 2013 Annual Meeting.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/811558
"We're hearing about overuse of this test, but even when it is used appropriately, the result may not be," said lead investigator Ross Molinaro, PhD, from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
He presented the findings here at the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 2013 Annual Meeting.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/811558