Calcium and diabetes mellitus type two a prospective study done on people with type 2 diabetes in Diwaniya Teaching Hospital

Abstract EN

Background : Disturbance in mineral metabolism in diabetes is well-known for the last three decades.

Calcium ion plays an important role in glycemic control by affecting the biosynthesis and release of insulin from the Beta cells of the pancreas. Objective : To examine the level of serum calcium in patients with diabetes type 2 of different ages in Diwaniya city. Methods : seventy patients with diabetes type 2 of different ages and both sexes with a mean age of ± SD 56.23 ± 8.25 years and seventy healthy controls of both sexes with a mean age of ± SD of 36.2+ 14.3 years were examined for serum calcium and glucose level in the fasting state and postprandial serum glucose level was done.

Main outcome measures were serum calcium (scal), serum glucose (SGL), serum cholesterol, and serum triglyceride level in fasting state. Results : Serum calcium level was significantly lower in patients with type 2 diabetes as compared to normal healthy control persons with normal blood sugar.

Hypocalcaemia was seen in 43 % of our patients with type 2 diabetes. Conclusion : Hypocalcaemia is significantly associated with uncontrolled hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes and should be looked for and corrected to have a better control of the blood sugar.