Abstract
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE:The HbA1C marker used in assessing diabetes control quality is not sufficient in diabetes patients with thalassaemia. CASE DESCRIPTION:A male diabetic patient with thalassaemia was hospitalized due to distal neuropathic pain, right toe trophic ulcer, unacceptable five-point glycaemic profile and recommended HbA1C value. After simultaneously initiated insulin therapy and management of ulcer by hyperbaric oxygen, the patient showed improved glycaemic control and ulcer healing, which led to the patient's discharge. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION:In thalassaemia and haemoglobinopathies, due to discrepancies in the five-point glycaemic profile and HbA1C values, it is necessary to measure HbA1C with a different method or to determine HbA1C and fructosamine simultaneously.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics |
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State | Published - Nov 17 2019 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): OSR#4129
Acknowledgements: This work is part of the collaboration between the Laboratory of Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Zemun Clinical Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. This work has been supported by grants No. 173033 (ERI) from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia and by the KAUST grant OSR#4129 (to ERI and VBB), which also supported ERI,
MO; VBB by the KAUST Base Research Fund (BAS/1/1606-01-01), and VBB and ME by KAUST Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) grant no. FCC/1/1976-17-01.