Correlation Between Fasting Blood Glucose and Serum Zinc Levels in Libyan Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

It has been suggested that the pathophysiology of T2DM is influenced by abnormal zinc levels. Nev-ertheless, there are few and often conflicting epidemiological research studies on the connection between plasma zinc levels and diabetes. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the concentration of serum zinc and blood glucose levels in Libyan type 2 diabetic patients. The study was carried out during the period of July and August 2024 and included 50 T2DM adult patients who were chosen from the Diabetes and Endocrinology Centre of Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. The control group included 30 healthy subjects. Serum zinc (Zn) levels were measured using a spectrometry method by Evolution 3000. The serum zinc levels were statistically significantly lower in the T2DM patients, with a mean of 59.3 µg/dl, than the control group at 75.0 µg/dl with a p-value less than 0.001. T2DM patients have significantly lower mean serum zinc levels compared with healthy controls