Visual evoked potentials in patients of insulin-dependent [type 1] diabetes melliyus

The latencies and amplitudes of visual evoked potentials [VEPs] were recorded in 30 patients of insulin-dependent [type1] diabetes mellitus and 15 age and sex matched non- diabetic controls to find out subclinical involvement of optic nerve in diabetic patients. The P100 latency of VEPs was highly significantly [P< 0.001] and the N75, N145 latencies were significantly [P<0.01], prolonged in diabetic patients as compared to the non- diabetic controls. Subclinical optic neuropathy was found in 40% of the diabetic patients. There was non- significant [P>0.05] correlation of P100 latency of the VEPs with duration of diabetes mellitus, fasting blood glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin [HBA][1c] level

Effect of parity on iron stores in pregnant women

Serum ferritin and other hematological parameters were measured to assess iron stores in 80 pregnant and 20 non-pregnant women. Half of the pregnant women were primigravidae while the other half were multiparae. This study revealed that increasing parity had no significant effect on iron stores in pregnant women

Effect of iron supplementation on iron stores in pregnant women

Serum ferritin and other hematologic parameters were measured in 80 pregnant and 20 non-pregnant women. Half of the pregnant women were on iron supplementation while the other half without iron supplementation. The values of all the hematologic parameters were significantly les in unsupplemented pregnant women as compared to those in supplemented pregnant women. Iron supplementation had significant effect on the iron stores in pregnant women. Therefore, there is need of routine iron supplementation during pregnancy