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Dr. Rhee and colleagues compared the identification of prediabetes, dysglycemia (diabetes or prediabetes), and diabetes by the recommended HbA1c-based screening with the conventional oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).
Despite a recent recommendation that hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) be used as a standard diagnostic test for diabetes, the proposed diagnostic criteria fail to pick up a significant number of cases of diabetes and prediabetes, investigators reported at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

 

Baclofen (brand names Kemstro and Lioresal) is a derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is primarily used to treat spasticity and is under investigation for the treatment of alcoholism. It is an agonist specific to mammalian, but not fruit fly (Drosophila) GABAB receptors.Its beneficial effects in spasticity result from actions at spinal and supraspinal sites.
Findings from a recent study, she said, suggest that the 50 gram glucose challenge test, a test used to screen for gestational diabetes in pregnancy, may represent a promising alternative to HbA1c as a screening test for diabetes or prediabetes (Phillips et al. Diabetologia. 2009;52:1798-1807) because it has been shown to be accurate and can be readily performed during office visits at any time of the day and without a prior fast.