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Effect of hyperglycemia on serum uric acid levels - A real world comparative study

Shivaraj S Hanchinal1, Suresh Harsoor2

  1. 1 Department of General Medicine, Mahavir Institute of Medical College, Vikarabad, India (corresponding author)
  2. 2 Professor Dept of General Medicine Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (MRMC) Kalaburagi, India

Published 2022-02-02 · pp. 1-4

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Abstract

Objective: - To determine the relationship between hyperglycaemia and uric acid levels.

Material and methods:- Patients, with known diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance/newly detected patients of diabetes treated on OPD basis or in patients admitted in B.T.G.H over a period of 1yr from April 2017 to March 2018.
Study design: - randomized, comparative, cross-sectional.

Result: - 19 cases of type 2 DM had hypouricemia while 6 in controls .7 cases of IGT had hyperuricemia, 6 controls had hyperuricemia and none in patients with type 2 DM.
Conclusion:- Serum uric acid concentration is slightly reduced in patients with type 2 DM. Serum uric acid concentration is increased in patients with IGT

Keywords: HYPERGLYCEMIA, Serum uric, diabetes