JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.21-24, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Rationale, aims and objectives Diabetes is a chronic illness and have relatively high prevalence. Glycemic control is fundamental to the management of diabetes. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a commonly used laboratory test to monitor glycemia and to manage diabetes. This study aimed to assess the appropriateness of the frequency of HbA1c test order with respect to the commonly approved guidelines for monitoring glycaemia of patients.