Within-subject biological variation of glucose and HbA1c in healthy persons and in type 1 diabetes patients

Abstract

In conclusion, we found a high within-subject biological variation of glucose in diabetes patients as expected compared to healthy individuals (30% vs. 5%). The short-term (2 months) within-subject biological variation of HbA(1c) did not differ significantly between well regulated type 1 diabetes patients and healthy individuals (1.7% vs. 1.2%).