ABSTRACT
Serum fructosamine and glycosylated haemoglobin H[b]Al[c] level were measured in 25 diabetic patients, insulin dependent [type I] and non-insulin dependent [type II], 10 diabetic patients with nephropathy and 20 pregnant diabetic patients. Both parameters were significantly higher in diabetic patient as compared to normal non-diabetic subjects. A significant correlation was found between fructosamine concentration and H[b]Al[c] in non-diabetic and diabetic subjects. This correlation was also significant in the pregnant diabetic group, in whom a gradual decrease in the levels of fasting serum glucose, fructosamine and H[b]Al[c] was observed with the progress of pregnancy. In cases of diabetic nephropathy, high values of fructosamine and H[b]Al[c] were obtained with significant correlation between the 2 indices