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The A1C assay has recognized limitations in certain populations due to cost, availability, and individual factors, necessitating the continued use of currently recommended glucose tests in these specific scenarios. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

November 25, 2009Diabetes Care301 citationsOpen Access

International Expert Committee Report on the Role of the A1C Assay in the Diagnosis of Diabetes

DNDavid M. Nathan

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We appreciate the comment by Kilpatrick et al. (1) regarding the International Expert Committee report on the diagnosis of diabetes with the A1C assay (2). The Committee considered all of the limitations of the A1C assay for populations in which it is not available or is currently too expensive, as well as for individuals in whom the assay may be misleading. On the basis of these recognized limitations, the Committee emphasized the use of the currently recommended glucose tests and criteria in such populations or individuals. We did not “breeze over” any of the relative advantages or disadvantages of the A1C assay as a means of diagnosis; rather, the …

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