Magnesium Levels In Type 2 Diabetic Patients And Its Correlation With Blood Glycaemia And Inflammation

Abstract

Background: Magnesium (Mg) deficiency is a common problem in diabetic patients. Deficiency of Mg may increase the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and occurrence of diabetic complications.  Our study aimed to evaluate Mg levels in type 2 diabetic patients and its correlation with blood glycaemia and inflammation. Patients and methods: In this cross sectional study 80 diabetic patients were evaluated. Total Mg, ionized Mg, fasting blood glucose, HBA1C and C- reactive protein (CRP) were estimated in all studied patients.  Results: There was statistically significant negative correlation between total serum Mg and FBS among studied T2DM patients. There was no statistically significant negative correlation between total serum Mg and HBA1C among studied T2DM patients. There was no statistically significant negative correlation between total serum Mg and CRP among studied T2DM patients. There was statistically significant association between total and ionized Mg levels. Among studied T2DM patients there was statistically significant negative correlation between ionized Mg and FBS and there was statistically significant positive correlation between ionized Mg and total serum Mg. Conclusion: Hypomagnesaemia was found to be associated with poor glycemic control and inflammation.