Abstract:
A cross-sectional study conducted during the period from
December 2009 to August 2010, compared the serum levels of
magnesium and creatinine of 50 Sudanese patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus (as a test group) and 30 apparently healthy
volunteers (as a control group). Participants in this study were
from Hajalsafi hospital and Khartoum north diabetic center,
both in Khartoum state, Sudan. The serum levels of magnesium
and creatinine were measured using reagent kits and a
spectrophotometer (B.T.S-310) from Biosystem company.
Serum magnesium was significantly reduced, whereas
serum creatinine was significantly raised in the diabetic group
when compared to the control group, (p<0.05).
In the diabetic group, there was no correlation between the
duration of the disease with both; the serum levels of
magnesium and that of creatinine, whereas the body mass index
of patients showed weak positive correlations with both; the
serum levels of magnesium and that of creatinine.
From this study, it is concluded that; in Sudanese patients
with type 2 diabetes mellitus the serum levels of magnesium are
reduced and the serum levels of creatinine are raised. The
serum levels of magnesium and creatinine have weak positive
correlations with the body mass index of the diabetic patients
and no correlations with the duration of diabetes.
