Monthly Archives: September 2008
Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test
The glycosylated hemoglobin test evaluates your patient’s response to diabetes therapy. The test measures the degree to which glucose attaches to hemoglobin (a process called glycosylation). Glycosylation occurs continually during the 120-day life of a red blood cell (RBC). The … Continue reading
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Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease
As with other chronic complications of diabetes, encourage your patient to modify risk factors associated with atherosclerosis, such as cigarette smoking and hypertension. And make sure that her plan of care includes exercise, diet, and, if necessary, drugs to control … Continue reading