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World J Diabetes. Oct 10, 2015; 6(13): 1243-1245
Published online Oct 10, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i13.1243
Published online Oct 10, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i13.1243
In treating diabetes, what is important? Glucose levels or outcome measures?
Anil K Mandal, Mandal Diabetes Research Foundation, Saint Augustine, FL 32084, United States
Anil K Mandal, Nephrology, North East Florida Area Hospitals, Saint Augustine, Palatka, FL 32177, United States
Anil K Mandal, Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States
Anil K Mandal, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
Author contributions: Mandal AK solely contributed to this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Anil K Mandal, MB, BS, Consultant in Nephrology, Courtesy Clinical Professor of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mandal Diabetes Research Foundation, 665 SR 207, Suite 102, Saint Augustine, FL 32084, United States. amandal@med-spec.com
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Received: January 8, 2015
Peer-review started: January 10, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 8, 2015
Accepted: September 25, 2015
Article in press: September 28, 2015
Published online: October 10, 2015
Processing time: 278 Days and 9.3 Hours
Peer-review started: January 10, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 8, 2015
Accepted: September 25, 2015
Article in press: September 28, 2015
Published online: October 10, 2015
Processing time: 278 Days and 9.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Postprandial glucose level (2-h after major meal: Breakfast or lunch) is the cornerstone of laboratory test for diabetes to monitor glycemic control and prognosticate development or progression of diabetic complications.