A Study on Platelet Indices in Controlled and Uncontrolled Hypertensive and Diabetic Subjects
Author(s): K Uma Maheswari and MR Renuka Devi*
Abstract
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) commonly referred as a Diabetes; a clinical syndrome characterized by an increase in blood glucose concentration (hyperglycaemia). The symptom of hyperglycaemia includes polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight loss, tiredness, and blurred vision. Diabetes Mellitus associated with microvascular (retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy, that can either be peripheral neuropathy (i.e., sensory loss, pain, motor weakness) or autonomic neuropathy) and macrovascular (coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD)) complications. These complications are the major cause for increase rate of morbidity, mortality and decrease quality of life Platelet plays an essential function in normal haemostasis which serves to maintain the integrity of the vasculature upon injury. To study the platelet indices in controlled, uncontrolled Diabetic Mellitus and Hypertensive subjects and to compare it with normal subjects.