bG measurements may not be accurate for hemodialysis patients

An article on findings that bG measurements may not be accurate
for patients getting hemodialysis due to kidney failure:

http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=612789

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:35:27 -0600, "Robert Miles"
<robertmiles@bellsouthNOSPAM.net> wrote:

>An article on findings that bG measurements may not be accurate
>for patients getting hemodialysis due to kidney failure:
>
>http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=612789


I was rather puzzled by the way they worded things a few places:

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"Diabetic patients on hemodialysis who believe their blood sugar
levels are in the ideal range may actually have unacceptably high
blood sugar levels, he noted.

"This was a surprise to the nephrology community. The test we've all
come to accept as the gold standard has proven to be inaccurate in
this patient population," Freedman said.

He said doctors and patients need to be aware that the HbA1c test
underestimates glucose control."

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To me it would seem that if blood sugar levels go too high even with a
good A1C reading, that is OVERestimating the glucose CONTROL. YOu
think it is controlling things better than it actually is.

What it UNDERestimates is glucose RISE or glucose LEVELS.