title: Serum ferritin has correlation with HbA1c in type 2 diabetic patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and ferritin are two acute phase reactants. CRP may be related to metabolic syndrome and ferritin which in turn could cause resistance to insulin and dysfunction of b cells of pancreases. The aim of the study was the evaluation of the relationship of these two acute phase reactants with some indices of diabetic control.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a quasi-experimental study, 67 patients with type 2 diabetes, serum CRP, ferritin, Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), post prandial BS, Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), triglyceride, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL) and High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) were checked before and 3 months after the control of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the patients was 56.5 ± 9.7 (30 to 82) years. There was no significant difference between CRP before and after study; however, serum ferritin significantly decreased after study with control of hyperglycemia. FBS, 2 hours post-prandial blood sugar (2hppBS), HbA1c and triglyceride of patients decreased significantly after control of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia (P < 0.05); however, HDL and LDL cholesterol didn't change (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on our results, serum ferritin decreased after decline of patients' blood sugar, so might be we used it as one of the diabetes control indices for diabetic patients.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Momeni
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors: Mohammad Saeed
authors: MS
authors: Behradmanesh
authors: Clinical Biochemistry Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors: Soleiman
authors: S
authors: Kheiri
authors: Medical School, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Abasi
keywords: C-reactive protein; diabetes control indices; ferritin