Glycated serum albumin is a serum protein, primarily a product of the reaction between albumin and glucose, and is expressed as a percentage of serum glycated albumin in serum albumin. The half-life of albumin is 17-27 days, so the glycated serum albumin measurement reflects the average blood glucose level over the 2-3 weeks prior to the measurement. Similar to glycated hemoglobin, glycated serum albumin is useful in the following ways: i. It can be used as a reliable indicator to assess short-term glycemic control in diabetic patients; ii. Glycated serum albumin can be used to identify stress hyperglycemia and also to screen for diabetes. In addition, anemia and hemoglobin disorders do not affect glycated serum albumin. Factors that affect albumin concentration, such as nephrotic syndrome and cirrhosis, can affect the results of glycated serum albumin.
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