title: Determination of normal range for fasting salivary glucose in Type 1 diabetics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The most commonly employed investigative procedure for monitoring glucose levels is blood investigation, which is invasive and gives discomfort to the patient. The purpose of the study was to validate a noninvasive, easy, and reliable method for predicting glucose levels in Type 1 diabetics and to validate a regression equation for converting the known values of salivary glucose to blood glucose.
  
  
  METHODS
  200 volunteers consisting of 100 Type 1 diabetics and 100 healthy controls were included, and their fasting blood and salivary glucose levels were assessed, using a semi-auto analyzer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On analysis of the data, statistically significant positive results were obtained (P < 0.05) when the blood and salivary glucose levels were considered among the study group participants, control group participants, and both study and control group participants. A cut-off value for salivary glucose (11.60 mg%) was defined, above which a person may be considered as diabetic. Also, the regression equation was obtained which could be used for the conversion of known value of salivary glucose to blood glucose and vice versa.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study successfully demonstrated the role of saliva as a noninvasive and reliable marker for the prediction of glucose levels in Type 1 diabetics who show elevated blood glucose levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Daswani Dental College and Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Karandeep Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dr. BR Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Nagesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Binjoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: G V Ramachandra
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, BRS Dental College and General Hospital, Panchkula, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Prabhpreet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Daswani Dental College and Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Modgil
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Surendra Dental College and Research Institute, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Lalit Singh
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Negi
keywords: Blood glucose; diabetes mellitus; monitoring therapy; noninvasive; salivary glucose