Medical Journal of Australia 6 July 2015 – diabetes screening and diagnosis
GPs will be interested to read in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia about the possible benefits of moving to a glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)-based algorithm for diabetes screening and diagnosis.
The MJA editorial, by Stephen Colagiuri, discusses difficulties with the current glucose-based protocol and directs readers to a research study by Marley and colleagues, also published in this issue of the Journal, which compares the glucose-based algorithm with an HbA1c-based algorithm as applied in a remote Aboriginal community.
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Colagiuri goes on to discuss the current impediments to applying the findings of this study more broadly in Australia.
Read these articles and more in Medical Journal of Australia – 6 July 2015.