With a more-is-better mindset common in society, frequent commercials encouraging checks of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels, and ads for new diabetes medications to lower HbA1C in adults with Type 2 diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers were not too surprised to find overtesting occurring. Beyond overtesting, however, such focus on HbA1C levels can lead to serious harms… Continue reading Intensive Treatment of Glucose Levels Can Lead to Serious Complications