[Glycosylated hemoglobin in chronic renal insufficiency]

Glycosylated haemoglobin (Hb A1) was measured by ion-exchange column chromatography in 70 normal subjects, 40 diabetics and 83 patients with chronic renal failure, including 54 on chronic dialysis. The results, compared with glycemic balance and renal function, suggest that the coexisting occurrence of any kind of chronic renal failure can really interfere with the blood level of the fast haemoglobin fractions, disclosing new interesting perspectives of diagnostic and clinic employment.