Iron deficiency
anaemia is the most common form of anaemia in India. Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is
used in diabetic patients as an index to reflect glucose levels of the previous
3 months. Like blood sugar levels, HbA1c levels are also affected by presence
of variant haemoglobin, haemolytic anaemia, nutritional anaemias, uremia,
pregnancy and acute blood loss. However, reports on the effects of iron
deficiency anaemia on HbA1c levels are inconsistent. We
conducted a study to analyze the effects of iron deficiency anaemia on HbA1c
levels and to assess whether treatment of iron deficiency anaemia affects HbA1c
levels.
Methods: Fifty
patients confirmed to have iron deficiency anaemia were enrolled in the study.
HbA1c levels of them were measured both at baseline and after 3 months of
treatment of iron deficiency. These values were also compared with those in the
control population.
Results: The mean
baseline HbA1c level in anaemic patients (6.60) was significantly higher than
that of controls (5.48). However, after 3 months of treatment, significant
decline from 6.60 to 5.74 was found in HbA1c levels.
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