The Relation between Diabetes Type II and Anemia
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 70, Issue 4
Abstract
<strong>Background: </strong>Anemia is defined as a decrease in the hemoglobin concentration of blood, which accordingly decreases the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells such that they are unable to meet the body’s physiological requirements. Numerous reports have specified that anemia customarily occurs in patients with diabetes with renal insufficiency whereas limited studies have described the occurrence of anemia in people with diabetes prior to indication of renal impairment. Other studies have similarly recognized anemia as a risk factor for the need for renal replacement treatment in diabetes. Understanding the pathogenesis of anemia allied with diabetes can lead to the development of interventions to optimize results in these patients. <strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was consequently to determine the pervasiveness of anemia among patients with type 2 diabetes. <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>A total of 50 (25 with type 2 diabetes and 25 controls) participants were enlisted for the current study. Participants’ blood samples were analyzed for fasting blood glucose, full blood count and renal function tests among others. The pervasiveness of anemia was then determined statistically. <strong>Results: </strong>A high incidence of anemia was perceived in the cases. Of the patients with diabetes, 85 % had a hemoglobin concentration that was significantly less (males 10.88±1.78 and females 10.32±1.52) compared to that of controls (males 14.16±1.82 and females 12.49±1.11). A significantly increased fasting blood glucose, urea, sodium, potassium, and calcium ions were observed in the cases (8.02±1.28, 5.21±2.01, 141.08±7.01, 4.84±0.49 and 1.51±0.28 respectively) as compared to the controls (4.57±0.52, 3.61±2.09, 134.86±6.75, 4.38±0.61 and 1.31±0.31 respectively). Finally, a significant association between hemoglobin concentration and fasting blood glucose was also observed in the cases. <strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest that a high incidence of anemia is likely to occur in patients with poorly controlled diabetes and in patients with diabetes and renal insufficiency.
Authors and Affiliations
Eman Helal
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP583522
- DOI 10.12816/0043795
- Views 86
- Downloads 0
The Prevalence of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in Taif City Province and its Participating Factors
Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) is a fatal disease caused by block in the oxygen supply of blood vessels of the heart muscles, leading to permanent heart muscle damage and death of its cells. Aim of work: to asses...
Role of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in The Diagnosis of Subclinical Keratoconus in Comparison with The Pentacam
<span>Background: </span><span>The most common ectatic disorder is keratoconus which is characterized by bilateral and progressive corneal thinning. Role of the pentacam has been well established for screening form frust...
Evaluation of Inhaler Use Techniques among Asthmatic Patients in King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Background: bronchial asthma is a prevalent health problem globally. Inhaled route is commonly used over other routes to manage asthmatic patients. Despite the efficacy of inhalers, the poor inhaler technique used by ast...
Oxidative Stress in Segmental Versus Non Segmental Vitiligo
Background: vitiligo is a coetaneous autoimmune disease, cosmetically non-acceptable to patients with higher Fitzpatrick skin type because of the contrast between lesional and non-lesional skin. Oxidative stress through...
Quality of life in Heamodialysis Patients with Residual Renal Function
Background: patients undergoing maintenance heamodialysis (HD) have a progressively loss of residual renal function (RRF), Short-term morbidity and mortality are significantly higher in patients lost RRF,and these patien...