The consensus is emerging that public health surveys based solely on HbA1c may misrepresent India's diabetes burden.

A Lancet Regional Health study warns that HbA1c, India's most used diabetes test, may misdiagnose or delay detection due to ...

A Lancet study warns that the common HbA1c diabetes test may be unreliable for millions of Indians due to high rates of ...

India’s over-reliance on glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test alone for diagnosing and monitoring type-2 diabetes could result ...

A new evidence-based viewpoint published online in Lancet Regional Health: Southeast Asia highlights that the widely used ...

A study published in Lancet Regional Health warns that the HbA1c test may be unreliable for diagnosing and monitoring type-2 diabetes in Indians due to high anemia prevalence and blood disorders, ...

A Lancet analysis reveals that the popular HbA1c test may give misleading results for Indians due to high anaemia rates. Read ...

Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...

A Lancet Regional Health study suggests that the HbA1c test, a standard for diagnosing diabetes, may misdiagnose millions of Indians due to widespread anemia and blood disorders. Experts recommend ...

Researchers are cautioning against relying solely on glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes in South Asia, especially India, due to the high prevalence of anaemia and ...

Experts warn that relying solely on HbA1c for diagnosing type-2 diabetes in India may lead to misleading results.

The authors note that more than half the population in certain parts of India is affected by iron deficiency anaemia, which can distort HbA1c readings and complicate both diagnosis and long-term ...