Research Article: Assessment of Erythrocyte Osmotic Fragility and Its Determinants, and Comparison of Hematological Indices Among Type Diabetes Mellitus Patients on Follow-Up at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders with various etiologies characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. It is one of the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases worldwide. The prevalence of DM is steadily increasing worldwide and can be attributed to recently released updates from the World Health Organization (WHO), which states that the number of people with DM has quadrupled to an estimated million adults worldwide since the publication of the first report by the WHO in .
Introduction:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders with various etiologies characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. It is one of the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases worldwide. The prevalence of DM is steadily increasing worldwide and can be attributed to recently released updates from the World Health Organization (WHO), which states that the number of people with DM has quadrupled to an estimated million adults worldwide since the…
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