Evaluation the Levels of Serum Ferritin in Development Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Barakat Wathiq Alawadi

Authors

Dr. Barakat Wathiq Alawadi Karbala Education Directorate, Department of Graduate Studies, Iraq

Keywords:

Development Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Serum, Ferritin

Abstract

Insulin resistance and relative insulin insufficiency lead to hyperglycemia in the common chronic metabolic condition known as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is important to be aware of its intricate origins, pathophysiology and approaches to its management due to its growing prevalence in the entire world.

The objectives of the study are: In the context of the Iraqi population, we were also interested in finding out whether blood ferritin levels were found to be correlated with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Procedures: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a control group whose relatives provided blood samples were part of a case-control study that took place at the Imam Al Hussein Medical City Diabetic center in Karbala and the Medical Laboratory Technology Department of the College of Medical & Healthy Technologies at Ahl Al Bayt University. Fifty patients from the Karbala province diabetes center were a part of this trial, which ran from November 2023 to February 2024. The other half of those who participated in this study are healthy-looking people who are not diagnosed to have any diseases. The data collected included surveys and measurements, laboratory testing of such factors as ferritin, hemoglobin A1C, and fat-free mass.

Findings: Type 2 diabetes group had statistically significant increases in serum ferritin, ferritin-binding serum and hemoglobin A1C compared to the control group, but there were no differences in age or sex.

Conclusion: The findings indicate that diabetics have higher levels of ferritin than healthy controls do. therefore, ferritin seems to have a potential role in the etiology of type 2 diabetes. We suggested further studies are required on the role of ferritin in type 2 diabetes, poor glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and pre-diabetes.

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