Carolina Chemistries offers GlycoMark® for General Chemistry Analyzers

Carolina Liquid Chemistries is offering the GlycoMark® blood test for  

general chemistry analyzers — such as Beckman, Olympus and Siemens  

Advia —that are found in hospitals and reference labs. GlycoMark®  

tests for 1.5 -anhydro-D-glucitol- (1.5AG), a blood test that allows  

physicians to better manage  postprandial hyperglycemia in patients  

with diabetes.

With GlycoMark, physicians do not have to rely solely on hemoglobin  

A1c tests for patients glucose levels. HbA1c provides an average of  

all blood glucose levels over two to three months, but it does not  

show postprandial (after meal) spikes. These glucose spikes can affect  

40 percent of patients who otherwise appear to have their diabetes  

under control. By gaining more information through the GlycoMark®  

test, physicians can target these spikes with specific treatments and  

prevent cardiovascular complications.