Erschienen in:
01.06.2013 | Editorial
Diagnostic criteria of diabetes
verfasst von:
Asako Sato, Yasuhiko Iwamoto
Erschienen in:
Diabetology International
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Ausgabe 2/2013
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Excerpt
The Japan Diabetes Society (JDS) revised diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus in 2010 [
1]. The major revision was that HbA1c became the first line, that a diagnosis of diabetes was enabled using HbA1c and the plasma glucose level at one time. Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes are expected by this revision. Prior to it, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) proposed a revision of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes [
2]. They also adopted HbA1c in diagnostic criteria to reflect chronic hyperglycemic states better. …