Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Cumulative investigations have depicted that metabolic rate of some trace elements has altered in diabetes. This study is designed to illustrate the consequence of some trace element copper (Cu), iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) and Zn/Cu ratio) in diabetic female patients with mellitus type 2 (n=60), type 1 (n=69) as compared to nondiabetic control subjects (n=35). The element levels have recorded by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The consequences of this paper have depicted that the mean magnitudes of Zn, Cu, in addition to Fe have significantly lessened in testers of diabetic patients than control subjects (p < 0.006, p < 0.000, p < 0.000) correspondingly, but no significances in serum cobalt. Serum Cu, Fe levels have been significant and lower in samples of type 1 diabetic patients than type 2 diabetic patients (p < 0.001, p < 0.005).