Hypomagnesaemia during diabetic pregnancy: a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease

ABSTRACT

Interrelations between magnesium and other appropriate factors were studied in 18 pregnant diabetic women and 15 control pregnant females. Serum magnesium [ +/- SD] was significantly lower in diabetic pregnant women [1.5 +/- 0.08 mEq/L] than the control pregnants [1.7 +/- 0.05 mEq/L]. Serum magnesium correlated best with blood glucose concentrations [r= -0.32, P< 0.001]. Magnesium of diabetics with 2% glycosuria was found to be lower significantly than those with 1% glycosuria or no glycosuria. Other significant associations were also observed with age and serum albumin