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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1475098" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Iron deficiency anaemia can render an HbA1c invalid. The correct test for any anaemic person is the Fructosamine test. These tests are not routinely carried out because very few labs can process them, so the samples have to be sent away to one that can, and this makes it expensive.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-test.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-test.html</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Limitations of HbA1c tests</strong></span></p><p>Whilst HbA1c tests are usually reliable, there are some limitations to the accuracy of the test. For example, people with forms of anaemia may not have sufficient haemoglobin for the test to be accurate and may need to have a fructosamine test instead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1475098, member: 94045"] Iron deficiency anaemia can render an HbA1c invalid. The correct test for any anaemic person is the Fructosamine test. These tests are not routinely carried out because very few labs can process them, so the samples have to be sent away to one that can, and this makes it expensive. [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-test.html[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Limitations of HbA1c tests[/B][/SIZE] Whilst HbA1c tests are usually reliable, there are some limitations to the accuracy of the test. For example, people with forms of anaemia may not have sufficient haemoglobin for the test to be accurate and may need to have a fructosamine test instead. [/QUOTE]
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