Global standardization of glycated hemoglobin measurement: the position of the IFCC Working Group.

The measurement of glycated hemoglobin is central in the monitoring of glycemic control in patients with diabetes. There are at least 30 different laboratory assays commercially available to measure the proportion of HbA1c in blood. In 1995 the IFCC established a Working Group (IFCC WG-HbA1c) to achieve international standardization of HbA1c measurement.

Gestational diabetes mellitus and fetal death in Mozambique: an incident case-referent study.

Background: Third trimester fetal death is a common problem in Mozambique, occurring in approximately 5% of parturient women.

Objective: To elucidate the magnitude of the gestational diabetes mellitus problem, and to estimate its prevalence in a group of women with unexplained late fetal deaths and in women with live fetuses (referents).

Methods: An incident case-referent study of 109 pregnant Mozambican women with fetal deaths and 110 women delivering liveborns, regarding fasting B-glucose, oral glucose tolerance test and glycosylated hemoglobin.