Three Important Things You Need to Know About Diabetes Complications: Glycation, glycation, glycation!

Dr. Stuart Chalew
Professor of Pediatrics, Chief Section of Endocrinology
Location: CSRB seminar room 563

For more information or program materials email Dr. Stuart Chalew at SChale@lsuhsc.edu

  • Understand how early and late glycation products are formed and their clinical impact in diagnosis of diabetes and prediction of complications
  • Understand the relationship of HbA1c (an early glycation product) and other estimates of mean blood glucose and their relationship to complications as well as how these metrics differ between ethnic groups.
  • Become familiar with non-invasive techniques to assess accumulation of Advanced Glycation Endproducts in the skin.


Accreditation: The Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans designates this live activity for a maximum 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.