HbA1c Not Adequate to Assess Diabetes Care

Is the measure of HbA1c really inadequate in assessing diabetes care across specialties? According to this presentation at the American Dia...

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Is the measure of HbA1c really
inadequate in assessing diabetes care across specialties? According
to this presentation at the American Diabetes Association 2013
Scientific Sessions, HbA1c levels for patients cared for by
endocrinologists are the same as or better than those for individuals
seen by general internists.



Why is this a big deal? Because when
patients are compared on a

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