Deceived by Elevated A1C: Cases of Misdiagnosed Diabetes

Kasper Munch Lauridsen^{1

2}, Julie Støy¹, Anne Winther-Larsen^{2

3}, Anders Abildgaard^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
² Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
³ Department of Clinical Chemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Kasper Munch Lauridsen et al. Clin Diabetes. 2024 Winter.

. 2024 Winter;42(1):150-155.

doi: 10.2337/cd23-0043. Epub 2023 Sep 22.

Kasper Munch Lauridsen^{1

2}, Julie Støy¹, Anne Winther-Larsen^{2

3}, Anders Abildgaard^{2

3}

¹ Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
² Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
³ Department of Clinical Chemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.

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