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

  • Sabri Sayinalp
  • , Tümay Sözen
  • , Aydan Usman
  • , Semra Dündar

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Abstract

Erythrocyte half-life (Et- 1 2) 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- 1 2) = 28.1 days in diabetic patients and 28.5 days in controls). There was also no correlation between Et- 1 2 and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1 levels. It has been concluded that poorly controlled diabetes mellitus has no effect upon erythrocyte life.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)190-193
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Diabetes and its Complications
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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