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Trace Element and Lipid Profile in Patients with Type-II Diabetes MellitusAbdullah Arpaci, Hasret Ecevit, Muhittin Onderci, Meral Urhan Kucuk, Serdar Olt. Abstract | | | Cited by 0 Articles | Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between trace element levels and T2DM in patients from Adıyaman province in southeastern Turkey.
Materials and Methods: This study included 49 healthy subjects and 80 patients diagnosed with T2DM. The study population was divided into healthy controls and patients with T2DM and good glycemic control (GGC) and with T2DM and poor glycemic control (PGC). Biochemical parameters and trace element levels were compared in the three groups.
Results: Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and triglyceride (TG) levels were significantly higher in both diabetic groups and were higher in the PGC than in the GGC group (p
Key words: Type II, diabetes mellitus, trace element, glycemic control
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