DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i05.0029

Pages: 472-475

In recent times much is talked about of serum ferritin, an acute phase reactant a marker of iron stores in the body and its association with diabetes mellitus. Studies implicate that increased body iron stores and subclinical hemochromatosis has been associated with the development of glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, and its micro as well as macrovascular complications. This study was carried out to examine and to observe for any relationship between serum ferritin with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and HbA1c levels and its complications. Study population included 50 type 2 diabetes patients(M:F=32:18, mean age 55.5±9.7 years, mean BMI 23.8kg/m2 ) .Majority were healthy outpatients who had come for regular checkup and were matched with controls.FBS ,PPBS, HbA1c, serum ferritin and lipid profile were estimated and other investigations where ever required. Results showed that although Serum ferritin was in the normal range value it was increased in type2 diabetes patients when than in controls and was statistically significant, we did get a positive correlation with duration of diabetes. I can be concluded that there was positive correlation between serum ferritin and type 2diabetes. There was no correlation between serum ferritin and HbA1c, age, sex, metabolic syndrome, coexistent hypertension, total cholesterol, LDL (low density lipoprotein) and serum triglycerides.