Publication Name	World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID	107928
Country	South Korea

Category	Endocrinology & Metabolism
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Limitations of glycated hemoglobin and emerging biomarkers for diabetes care after bariatric surgery
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Uchenna Esther Okpete and Haewon Byeon
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education NRF- RS 2023-00237287
Corresponding Author	Haewon Byeon, Associate Professor, Director, PhD, Worker's Care & Digital Health Lab, Department of Future Technology, Korea University of Technology and Education, 1600, Chungjeol-ro, Cheonan 31253, South Korea. bhwpuma@naver.com
Key Words	Bariatric surgery; Obesity management; Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Biological markers; Glycated hemoglobin; Glycated Albumin; 1,5-anhydroglucitol; Diabetes remission
Core Tip	Alternative biomarkers to glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), such as glycated albumin (GA) and 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG), can provide better monitoring of glycemic control post-bariatric surgery by overcoming some of the limitations of using HbA1c in this respect. Although GA and 1,5-AG offer significant advantages for short-term and real-time glycemic monitoring, challenges such as assay standardization and lack of consensus on optimal protocols must be addressed before these biomarkers can be routinely implemented in clinical practice. Further validation is needed for their effective use in post-bariatric surgery diabetes management.
Citation	Okpete UE, Byeon H. Limitations of glycated hemoglobin and emerging biomarkers for diabetes care after bariatric surgery. World J Diabetes 2025; In press

Received	2025-03-31 13:55
Peer-Review Started	2025-04-01 08:57
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Return for Revision	2025-04-15 04:06
Revised	2025-04-28 21:26
Second Decision	2025-06-10 02:40
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-06-10 06:53
Articles in Press	2025-06-10 06:53
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