Investigation of the effect of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus on erythrocyte life

Autor: Sabri Sayinalp, Tumay Sozen, Aydan Usman, Semra Dündar
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 9:190-193
ISSN: 1056-8727
DOI: 10.1016/1056-8727(94)00041-l
Popis: Erythrocyte half-life (Et−12) has been measured in 11 patients with poorly controlled blood sugar levels and compared with a normal control group to determine whether decreased red cell deformability, which occurs in diabetic patients, causes shortening of erythrocyte life or not. No difference was seen (Et−12) = 28.1 days in diabetic patients and 28.5 days in controls). There was also no correlation between Et−12 and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA 1 levels. It has been concluded that poorly controlled diabetes mellitus has no effect upon erythrocyte life.
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