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Iron-deficiency anaemia in a 68-year-old female patient with diabetes mellitus was associated with a marked rise in glycosylated haemoglobin level (from 10.7% to 15.4%). After treatment of the iron-deficiency anaemia, the glycosylated haemoglobin level fell to 11.0%. Control of her diabetes, as assessed by other measures, appeared to be satisfactory throughout.
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