The present invention provides methods for determining a ratio of an
amount of a glycated form of a protein to a total amount of the protein
in a sample containing the glycated protein, the glycosylated protein, or
the glycoprotein. The method incorporates lateral flow test strip or
vertical flow test strip devices having negatively charged carboxyl or
carboxylate groups and hydroxyboryl groups immobilized and interspersed
on a solid support matrix. The solid support matrix may include
derivatives of cellulose (e.g., carboxy cellulose) derivatized with
carboxylic acid (e.g., carboxylate, carboxyl) groups and hydroxyboryl
compounds including phenylboronic acid (e.g., phenylborate),
aminophenylboronic acid, boric acid (e.g., borate), or other boronic acid
(e.g., boronate) compounds. The present invention is usefi.il for
monitoring glycation or glycosylation of hemoglobin or albumin for
monitoring glycemic control (e.g., glycemia in diabetes).