LEVEL OF SERUM FRUCTOSAMINE IN SAUDI DIABETIC-PATIENTS

Fructosamine, a compound used to measure serum glycosylated proteins was assayed in 105 Saudi diabetic subjects and 54 healthy non-diabetic Saudi subjects. Fructosamine concentrations in diabetics were significantly higher than in healthy controls (p<0.0005). Fructosamine concentrations correlated significantly with fasting blood glucose and HbA1 in diabetics (r=0.677, p<0.0005, and r=0.598, p<0.0005, respectively). The correlation between fructosamine and HbA1 was significant in the oral hypoglycemic-treated diabetics and poor in the insulin-treated diabetic group (r=0.568, p<0.0005, and r=0.526, p=0.01). Fructosamine concentrations correlated poorly with the duration of diabetes (r=0.221, p<0.05). © 1990 Casa Editrica «il Ponte».