Evaluation of serum ferritin in in type II diabetes mellitus: a hospital based observational study from Dibrugarh, Assam, India
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Rohini Kanta Goswami; Meghna Borah
- Source
- International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. :4916-4921
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2 diabetes
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Phlebotomy
medicine.disease
Gastroenterology
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
030104 developmental biology
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
Insulin resistance
chemistry
Diabetes mellitus
Internal medicine
medicine
Glycated hemoglobin
business
Glycemic
- Language
- ISSN
- 2320-6071
Background: Increased serum ferritin, reflecting body iron overload, is often associated with insulin resistance. The role of iron in the pathogenesis of diabetes is suggested by an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in diverse causes of iron overload, and reversal or improvement in glycemic control) with a reduction in iron load achieved using either phlebotomy or iron chelation therapy. Methods: This study was carried out to assess Serum Ferritin levels in Type 2 diabetes mellitus and to examine whether a correlation between Serum ferritin and HbA1c% and fasting blood glucose levels exists. 92 type 2 diabetes subjects (M:F - 52:40) were studied and compared with age and gender matched controls. Results: The study showed that serum ferritin levels was significantly increased in diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus in comparison with the age and gender matched healthy individuals (p value