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Study of magnesium, glycosylated hemoglobin and lipid profile in diabetic retinopathy

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The present study was undertaken in 100 subjects, 30 diabetics without complication (group I), 40 diabetics with retinopathy (group II) and 30 non diabetic as normal control group (group III). Blood sugar levels, magnesium, cholesterol and triglyceride were analyzed from plasma and serum. The results were correlated with degree of diabetic control from the levels of glycosylated hemoglobin. Serum magnesium levels in group II were found to be significantly lowered than in group I. There was also significant difference in magnesium levels of group I and group III. We found a significant correlation between the glycosylated hemoglobin and magnesium levels in our study.

The results also indicate that the patients with diabetic retinopathy showed significant rise in serum cholesterol and triglyceride. Probably hypomagnesemia and increased serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels are responsible for microvascular changes in diabetes leading to retinopathy. The purpose of this study was thus to gather information about the degree of control of diabetes and magnesium status.

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    Ishrat Kareem (Associate Professor), S. A. Jaweed & V. P. Patil

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Latur, M.S.

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Kareem, I., Jaweed, S.A., Bardapurkar, J.S. et al. Study of magnesium, glycosylated hemoglobin and lipid profile in diabetic retinopathy. Indian J Clin Biochem 19, 124–127 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02894270

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