Utility of HbA1c assessment in people with diabetes awaiting liver transplantation.

D BhattacharjeeS VracarR A RoundP G NightingaleJ A WilliamsG V GkoutosI M StrattonR ParkerS D LuzioJ WebberSusan E ManleyG A RobertsS Ghosh

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2019)

HbA1c is not an appropriate test for blood glucose in people with cirrhosis and diabetes awaiting transplant as it reflects altered erythrocyte presentation.

Keyphrases

blood glucose
glycemic control
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
blood pressure
skeletal muscle