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Glycation, the alteration of proteins in the body through exposure to excess sugar in the bloodstream caused by diabetes, is a principal underlying cause of the complications of diabetes. Albumin is a serum protein in the blood that can be measured with precision and has a turnover or replacement time of 2-3 weeks. Like many proteins in the body, albumin can become altered or glycated. High levels of glycated albumin have been directly linked to major complications of diabetes such as retinopathy (blindness) and nephropathy (kidney failure) through the damage caused to small blood vessels by the altered protein. It is also a marker for other types of diabetes complications. More than 25 years of clinical research has proven that monthly measurement of glycated albumin is a superior technology to monitor and control glycation.

The SimplySure PT-INR (Prothrombin Time-International Normalized Ratio) Test for whole blood coagulation leverages a unique, patented technology that provides a visual quantitative reading directly on the test strip without the need of an expensive external test instrument.