USE OF GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN (HBA1C) TESTING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

ABSTRACT

Early detection of diabetes is of great clinical importance in order to prevent or delay its micro- and macrovascular complications. That is why, the largest diabetes associations continue their search for the most accurate, sensitive and speci?c, reliable and reproducible diagnostic assay.ADA, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes have recommended to consider the use of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing in the diagnosis of diabetes