Table 2 Characteristics of three reported patients with latent hemolysis and DM in literature.

From: Estimation of the hemoglobin glycation rate constant

Case

Herranz10

Ishii11

Hiratani12

Age/sex

30F

72M

58F

Disease

AIHA

AIHA

HSt

DM

Type 1

Type 2

Type 2

HbA1c (%)

5.4

6.5

5.8

GA (%)

–

26.1

23.3

Hb (g/dL)

Normal

13.5

11.5

Ret (%)

Normal

1.3

1.3

Hpt (mg/dL)

Normal

82

58

  1. These patients showed normal Hb, reticulocyte, and haptogloblin.
  2. AIHA, autoimmune hemolytic anemia; HSt, hereditary stomatocytosis, DM, diabetes mellitus; GA, glycated albumin; Hb, hemoglobin; Ret, reticulocyte; Hpt, haptoglobin.