Saboohi Saeed, Muhammad Akram.
Plasma Fructosamine as Indicator of Past Glycemic Control in Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)
Ann King Edward Med Coll Jul - Sep 2001;7(3):170-2.
Department of Physiology, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore
Fructosamines arc glycated plasma proteins which predict retrospective glycaemia of the past 2-3 weeks; while glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) foretells the same for the past 8 - 10 weeks. The glycaemic levels in 30 female patients of Non-Insulin. Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) having mean age of 47 years were assessed by measuring fructosamine levels in plasma and (HbA1c) in the blood. A highly significant correlation was found between plasma fructosamine level and (HbA1c) r=0.46, P<0.01. It was found that fructosamine estimation is an equally valuable predictor of glycaemic control in terms of reliability and precision. Moreover, it is comparatively simple and economical to perform than to estimate (HbA1c)
Category: Biochemistry
Keywords: Fructosamine. Glycosylated Hemoglobin. HbA1c. Diabetes Mellitus.
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