Open AccessSerum magnesium levels in patients with diabetic retinopathy
Author(s) -
Debtosh Kundu,
Manish Osta,
Tanuka Mandal,
Ujjwal Bandyopadhyay,
Debes Ray,
Divyendu Gautam
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.107270
Subject(s) - hypomagnesemia , medicine , diabetic retinopathy , glycemic , retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , albuminuria , hemoglobin , gastroenterology , magnesium , chemistry , organic chemistry
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. Hypomagnesemia has been reported to occur at an increased frequency among patients with type 2 diabetes compared with their counterparts without diabetes. Hypomagnesemia has been linked to poor glycemic control. Many studies have been undergone to find out the precipitated factors of retinopathy such as duration and type of diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypomagnesemia and increased urinary total protein levels.