Diabetes Mellitus: Pathophysiology, Etiologies, Complications, Management, and Laboratory Evaluation—Special Topics in Diagnostic Testing. William E. Winter and Maria Rita Signorino. Washington, DC: AACC Press, 2002, 152 pp., $25.00 ($20.00 AACC members), softcover. ISBN 1-890883-62-X.

[摘要] Progress over the past 25 years in our understanding of diabetes mellitus has been nothing short of extraordinary. Some of the most important advances include self-monitoring of blood glucose by patients, glycohemoglobin testing (the “A1c test”), results of clinical trials finally confirming the relationship between glycemic control and the development of diabetic complications, new classification schemes based on new insights into the genetics and etiologies of the different forms of diabetes, and new treatment strategies. Even for those in the field (basic scientists, laboratorians, and clinicians), it is difficult to keep pace …

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