Glycated Hemoglobin, Fasting, Two-hour Post-challenge and Postprandial Glycemia in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: Are We Giving Them the Right Interpretation and Use?

This brief review is aimed to point out the importance of considering glycated hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose, post-glucose-load glycemia, and postprandial glycemia into an evolutive and dynamic criteria that may grant a better concept and understanding of the diagnostic and therapeutic status of individual patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.