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• TITLE: Glucose and Electrolytes Concentrations in Blood and Saliva Samples amongst Diabetics

  AUTHORS: Mieebi Martin Wankasi, Eni-yimini Solomon Agoro, Charles German Ikimi, Edidiong Okon Tommy

  KEYWORDS: Saliva, Blood, Electrolytes, Glucose, Non-Invasive

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, Vol.9 No.2, May 22, 2019

  ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders of carbohydrate metabolism in which glucose is underutilized, producing hyperglycaemia. The management requires proper maintenance of glucose and electrolytes within its optimum concentrations. The study was designed to evaluate the possibility of using saliva as an alternative non-invasive sample for the determination of electrolytes. A total of 100 samples were utilized consisting of equal number of control (non-diabetics) and diabetic groups. Fasting blood and saliva were collected employing standard methods. The biochemical parameters were analysed using WHO approved methods and procedures. Independent samples t-test and Pearson correlation were the statistical tools used for the data analysis obtained from SPSS package (version 20). The study revealed a significant increase (p