Volume 3, Number 1, January-February 2006

Glucose Monitoring in the Surgery – Which Test?
Sandra Waddingham

There are several blood tests that can be used to measure blood sugar levels, including random blood sugar, fasting blood sugar, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) and the glucose tolerance test (GTT). This article provides a ‘whistle-stop’ tour updating you on what information each of these tests provides, what test to use when and how to explain the procedures and results to your patients.

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