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Fructosamine Blood Test

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Do any of you long term diabetics (over ~25 years) recall when the fructosamine blood test came into regular use? I am trying to piece some of my long diabetic history together. Thank you!
 
I've only ever read about it apparently being used if the person happened to also be anaemic, and I never have been AFAIK.
 
This reckons ‘about 30 years ago’
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Fructosamine is a marker of glucose control reflecting the average glycaemic level over the preceding 2–3 weeks. Fructosamine has not gained as much popularity as glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for diabetes mellitus (DM) control monitoring, ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Another lab page I browsed from Australia suggested ‘since the 1980s‘
 
I found an article which suggested that the current modified form of the test has existed since 1990. I don't know at what point and under what criteria it may have been routine
 
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