Open AccessCorrelation of the Serum Insulin and the Serum Uric Acid Levels with the Glycated Haemoglobin Levels in the Patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Anju Gill
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6017.3121
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , uric acid , type 2 diabetes mellitus , insulin , insulin resistance , blood sugar , population , environmental health
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a heterogeneous disease which is characterized by variable degrees of insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the body's use of glucose. The present study was undertaken to find the correlation of the serum uric acid levels in the patients of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.