A patient is ill with diabetes melli-tus accompanied by hyperglycemia on an empty stomach (7,2 millimole/l). The hyperglycemia rate can be retrospectively estimated (over the last 4-8 weeks before the examination) on the ground of the rate of the following blood plasma protein:

Answer options

1. Albumin
2. Fibrinogen
3. Glycated hemoglobin
4. Ceruloplasmin
5. C -reactive protein

Explanation

Glycated hemoglobin is a form of hemoglobin that is bound to glucose. It is formed in a non-enzymatic glycation pathway by hemoglobin's exposure to plasma glucose. It is one of the laboratory tests for diabetes mellitus.