Significance of the measurement of serum fructosamine in the management of childhood diabetes

Aims HbA1c can usually be used as the indicator of glucose control and correlated with the development of long-term diabetic complications. But there are limits that it usually reflects the mean glucose levels of 2-3 months and can be variable in the situation of hemoglobinopathy or the conditions of altered RBC lifespan. In contrast, serum fructosamine levels reflect the mean glucose levels of 23 weeks. This study was designed to see the significance of the measurement of serum fructosamine in the management of childhood diabetes and to see the correlation between the HbA1c and fructosamine.