Patients of diabetes mellitus; correlation between glycosylated haemoglobin and fasting blood glucose levels

Glycosylated haemoglobin HbA[1c] and fasting blood glucose levels were estimated in 30 insulin dependent [type 1] and 30 non-insulin dependent [type 2] diabetics to find out correlation between these two glycaemic parameters. A positive correlation was found between HbA[1c] and fasting blood glucose levels. This correlation was, highly significant [P<0.01] in insulin dependent diabetics and very highly significant [P<0.001] in non insulin dependent diabetics