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A1C Now Used to Diagnose Diabetes

January 20, 2010 By Randall V. Wong, M.D. Leave a Comment

The American Diabetes Association now recommends basing the diagnosis of diabetes upon the hemoglobin A1C levels and not on fasting glucose tests.  In addition, an A1C of less than 7.0% should be the target for glucose control.  How with this impact the treatment of diabetic retinopathy? The change in recommendations stems from the fact that the A1C blood test is an easier, and faster, test … [Read more...]

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Cataract Surgery May Worsen Diabetic Retinopathy

August 29, 2009 By Randall V. Wong, M.D. 3 Comments

This post will be short and is written as follow-up to "Diabetics Get Cataracts". There is a study just published in the journal Ophthalmology where patients with diabetes underwent cataract surgery.  The incidence of diabetic retinopathy was then followed for at least 12 months.  Patients with both Type I and Type II diabetes were followed. Overall, there was an increased incidence of … [Read more...]

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