Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Clinical data on 74 Korean children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus who were under management at the Department of Pediatrics of Dankook University Hospital were evaluated. Their fructosamine and HbA1c levels were reviewed based on clinical information, and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 21. RESULTS: Their HbA1c levels showed a strong correlation with their fructosamine levels (r=0.868, P<0.001). The fructosamine level was useful for the prompt evaluation of the recent therapeutic efficacy after the change in therapeutic modality. It was also profitable in determining the initial therapeutics and for the estimation of the onset of the disease, such as fulminant diabetes. CONCLUSION: The measurement of both fructosamine and HbA1c was useful in managing childhood diabetes mellitus, especially when there was discrepancy between the clinical information and the HbA1c level.
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Authors | Dong Soo Kang, Jiyun Park, Jae Kyung Kim, Jeesuk Yu |
Journal | Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism
(Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab)
Vol. 20
Issue 1
Pg. 21-6
(Mar 2015)
ISSN: 2287-1012 [Print] Korea (South) |
PMID | 25883923
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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