Glycemic variability: How do we measure it and why is it important?

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 273-282

  Suh, Sunghwan ^a   Kim, Jae Hyeon ^b  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetes complications; Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic variability

Indexed keywords

1,5 ANHYDROSORBITOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOSYLATED ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TARGETING; DYSGLYCEMIA; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCEMIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 84939810275     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2015.39.4.273     Document Type: Review

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