RESEARCH ARTICLE


A Simple Method of Determining Pre-Diabetes



Joon Hyuck Choi1, Nam Lyong Kang2, *
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Hankuk Hospital, Osan 447-804, Republic of Korea (Previous Address: Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu 712-702, Republic of Korea).
2 Department of Nano Medical Engineering, Pusan National University, Miryang 627-706, Republic of Korea.


© 2009 Hyuck Choi et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Nano Medical Engineering, Pusan National University, miryang 627-706, Republic of Korea. E-mail: nlkang@pusan.ac.kr


Abstract

A simple formula for determining pre-diabetes (the very early stage of diabetes mellitus) was derived from the model of Ackerman et al. [Bull Math Biophys 1965; 27: s21-37] for very smoothly varying time course patterns of blood glucose level. The natural period of blood glucose level in a healthy subject calculated using the formula was in good agreement with the value obtained by computer work.

Keywords: Pre-diabetes, blood glucose level, natural period.