Utility of different glycemic control metrics for optimizing management of diabetes

Table 1 Traditional and alternative markers of glycemic control

Marker	Time span ofglycemic control	Ref.
Hemoglobin A1c	1-3 mo	Cohen[15], 2007
Glycated serum proteins	2-3 wk	Takahashi et al[33], 2007
1,5-Anhydroglucitol	1-2 wk	Dungan et al[43], 2008
Glycemic variability indices	24-72 h	Rodbard[54], 2009
Mean plasma glucose	24-72 h	Bergenstal et al[30], 2013
Fasting plasma glucose	8-10 h	Monami et al[22], 2013
Postprandial plasma glucose	2-4 h	Standl et al[23], 2011