Serum Magnesium Levels in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy

Objective: To determine serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Medicine Department, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, from Jun 2015 to Nov 2015. Methodology: Forty-five patients fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled, to ascertain the serum magnesium levels in patients having diabetic nephropathy. Results: Mean microalbuminuria was 37.51±21.33 mg/L, while mean serum magnesium level was 1.36±0.29 mg/dl. Mean serum magnesium level in patients with diabetic nephropathy was 1.27±0.31 mg/dl, whereas mean serum magnesium level in patients without diabetic nephropathy was 1.50±0.17 mg/dl. About of 67.9% of the patients with diabetic nephropathy had hypomagnesemia while 64.7% without diabetic nephropathy were found to have hypomagnesemia. Conclusion: Serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetes mellitus were lower. Furthermore, serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetic nephropathy were also lower as compared to patients without diabetic nephropathy.