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Conditions: Kidney Diseases, Pancreatic Diseases, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Stroke, Metabolic Syndrome, Acidosis and Alkalosis
Screening: Diabetes - Children (2-12), Teens (13-18), Young Adults (19-29), Adults (30-49), Adults (50 and up)
In the News: FDA issues alert about glucose monitoring test strips and meters (2009), Experts Recommend that Hemoglobin A1c also be used to Diagnose Diabetes (2009), Estimated Average Glucose: A New Term in Diabetes Control (2009), Consensus from Endocrinologists on Prediabetes Testing (2008)
Elsewhere On The Web
Personal Diabetes Test Scheduling Reminder
NIDDK: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
NIDDK: What I Need to Know About Gestational Diabetes
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Diabetes Public Health Resource
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Diabetes Information
American Diabetes Association
Diabetes Care Group: Insulin Chart
Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
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(2003). Ketone testing. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines [On-line information]. PDF available for download at http://www.nacb.org/lmpg/diabetes/5_diabetes_keytone.pdf#search='%2C%20ketone%20diabetes' through http://www.nacb.org.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: National Diabetes Statistics (2005). Available online at http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/ through http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov.
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