Management of Hemoglobin Variants Detected Incidentally in HbA1c Testing: A Common Problem Currently Lacking a Standard Approach

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT michael.lewis@uvmhealth.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
³ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
⁴ Kelly Government Solutions for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD.
⁵ Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
⁶ Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.

Michael R Lewis et al. Diabetes Care. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;40(2):e8-e9.

doi: 10.2337/dc16-1667. Epub 2016 Nov 29.

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT michael.lewis@uvmhealth.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
³ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
⁴ Kelly Government Solutions for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD.
⁵ Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
⁶ Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.

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Comment on Lewis et al. Management of Hemoglobin Variants Detected Incidentally in HbA_1c Testing: A Common Problem Currently Lacking a Standard Approach. Diabetes Care 2017;40:e8-e9.
Little RR, Rohlfing CL. Little RR, et al. Diabetes Care. 2017 Oct;40(10):e149. doi: 10.2337/dc17-0731. Diabetes Care. 2017. PMID: 28931708 No abstract available.
Response to Comment on Lewis et al. Management of Hemoglobin Variants Detected Incidentally in HbA_1c Testing: A Common Problem Currently Lacking a Standard Approach. Diabetes Care 2017;40:e8-e9.
Lewis MR, Sheehan PR, Staten MA, Phillips LS, Pittas AG. Lewis MR, et al. Diabetes Care. 2017 Oct;40(10):e150-e151. doi: 10.2337/dci17-0020. Diabetes Care. 2017. PMID: 28931709 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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