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Relationship Between Estimated Average Glucose (Eag) And Fasting Plasma Glucose In A Cohort Of Pakistani Diabetic Subjects, Nanik Ram, Sibtain Ahmed, Saadia Sattar, Saira Furqan, Najmul Islam
Relationship Between Estimated Average Glucose (Eag) And Fasting Plasma Glucose In A Cohort Of Pakistani Diabetic Subjects, Nanik Ram, Sibtain Ahmed, Saadia Sattar, Saira Furqan, Najmul Islam
Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Introduction: Scientific literature is scarce on the utility of estimated average glucose (eAG) from Pakistan. Hence, there is a dire need to evaluate the relationship between eAG and fasting plasma glucose (FPG), in order to enhance our understanding of eAG and its usefulness. This study aims to investigate the relationship between FPG and eAG in diabetic patients calculated using HbA1C.
Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. The medical records of both genders in the age range of 18-60 years, presenting as outpatients at the endocrine clinic, labeled as DM, were reviewed …