HbA1c Turbi

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by a hyperglycemia. The consequences are metabolism disorders of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The risk of complications associated with diabetes, including nephropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular diseases, increases in patients with poor metabolic control. In the diabetic patients, where blood glucose levels are elevated, HbA1c is formed as a consequence of the non-enzymatic glycation of the N-terminus of the β-chain of the hemoglobin molecule. The level of HbA1c is proportional to the level of glucose in the blood and has been widely accepted as an indicator of the mean daily blood glucose concentration over the preceding 6 - 8 weeks. It is therefore a long-term indicator of diabetic control, whereas the measurement of blood glucose is only a short-term indicator.