Fructosamine details
What Fructosamine shows
Fructosamine reflects your average blood sugar level over roughly the past 2-3 weeks, based on how much sugar has attached to various proteins in your blood (mainly albumin), which have a shorter lifespan than the red blood cells used for HbA1c. This makes fructosamine a useful shorter-term alternative or supplement to HbA1c, particularly in situations where HbA1c may be unreliable — such as certain blood disorders affecting red blood cell lifespan, pregnancy, or when a more immediate picture of recent glucose control is needed, such as after a recent treatment change.
Tests that include Fructosamine
This test is used to monitor the degree of glycemia over short-to-intermediate time frames (1-3 weeks).
- Fructosamine Reflects your average blood sugar over the past 2-3 weeks, useful as a shorter-term alternative to HbA1c.
This test is used to monitor the degree of glycemia over short-to-intermediate time frames (1-3 weeks).
- Fructosamine Reflects your average blood sugar over the past 2-3 weeks, useful as a shorter-term alternative to HbA1c.
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