Glucose variability: where it is important and how to measure it.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23613566.
- Also identified by DOI 10.2337/db12-1610 and PMC identifier 3636643.
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Abstract
Glucose variability predicts hypoglycemia in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and has consistently been related to mortality in nondiabetic patients in the intensive care unit. SD and mean amplitude of glycemic excursions have historically been very popular measures of glucose variability. For reasons outlined in this counterpoint, I propose to use coefficient of variation and the mean absolute glucose change as preferred measures of glucose variability.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Glucose