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Antabuse, or disulfiram as it is also known, was the first medicine approved for the treatment of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Antabuse is prescribed to help people who want to quit drinking by causing a negative reaction if the person drinks while they are taking antabuse.
Findings from a recent study, she said, suggest that the 50 gram glucose challenge test, a test used to screen for gestational diabetes in pregnancy, may represent a promising alternative to HbA1c as a screening test for diabetes or prediabetes (Phillips et al. Diabetologia. 2009;52:1798-1807) because it has been shown to be accurate and can be readily performed during office visits at any time of the day and without a prior fast.

 

The study also revealed that the screening ability of HbA1c in non-Hispanic Americans differed by race. For example, researchers observed more false- negative results and fewer false-positive results in whites than blacks.
Despite a recent recommendation that hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) be used as a standard diagnostic test for diabetes, the proposed diagnostic criteria fail to pick up a significant number of cases of diabetes and prediabetes, investigators reported at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.