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1000 to be tested free for diabetes at Perfect Health Mela

 Rohit Shishodia
Around 1000 individuals will be tested free for HbA1c or glycosylated hemoglobin at the Perfect Health Mela, that will be organized at Delhi’ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from October 18 to 20, 2019. HbA1c, which is recommended as a diagnostic test for diabetes by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), will be conducted in memory of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley. “The testing will be done by Dr Dang Labs,” Dr KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.  

“The complications of diabetes, both microvascular (nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy) and macrovascular (coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, stroke) are well-known to all. A timely diagnosis, followed by appropriate management, is critical to preventing or delaying the onset of these complications,” said Dr Aggarwal.

In a 2009 consensus report, an International Expert Committee recommended that A1c level ≥6.5% be used to diagnose diabetes. This cut-off has been affirmed by the ADA. A1c level ranging between 5.7 and 6.4%, along with a repeat A1c test has been confirmed by the ADA as indicative of increased risk for developing diabetes.

A1c offers several advantages over glucose testing such as increased patient convenience since it requires no special preparation or timing (or fasting); less daily variability and correlation of A1c levels with retinopathy.

A1c goals in patients with diabetes should be individualized and balanced with the demonstrated benefits with regard to prevention and delay of microvascular complications and the risk of hypoglycemia.


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