Study of the correlation between IGF-I and glycaemic control in type 1 diabetes

ABSTRACT

Diabetes is a common endocrine disease and its complications are major stimuli for the enhancement of efforts towards its control. At present, glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] is used for long term control of glucose levels in diabetic patients, but due to lack of availability of a standard control method, recent findings suggest that insulin-like growth factor-I [IGF-I] may be used as a biomarker for glycaemic control. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between IGF-I and glycaemic control measured as fasting plasma glucose [FPG] and HbA1c in Type 1 diabetes