Diabetes-related investigations
Framing
- Diabetes-specific investigations serve distinct purposes - acid-base testing detects diabetic ketoacidosis, albumin-to-creatinine ratio screens for diabetic nephropathy, and C-peptide testing distinguishes insulin-deficient (type 1) from insulin-resistant (type 2) diabetes when the clinical picture is ambiguous - each answering a different clinical question beyond routine glycaemic monitoring (HbA1c, glucose)
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