Determination A Role of Some Immunological Markers for Diabetic Patients in Diyala Province

Abstract

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that results from a defect in the action of insulin or its secretion
or both, or for secondary reasons that are due to a defect in the endocrine function, in which the
blood sugar (glucose) level is higher than normal levels. There are three main types of this
disease: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. This study was conducted in
the Baquba Teaching Hospital - Diyala Health Department, in the period from the beginning of
October 2021 to the end of January 2022.Which aimed to evaluate some immunological
indicators for patients infected with diabetes type 2 which included assessment levels of
complements proteins C3 and C4 in DM patients and healthy population. For the current
investigation, 90 blood samples were collected and divided into the following groups: The first
group: - Approval of (60) blood samples from diabetics who have been medically diagnosed at
the Baquba Teaching Hospital. Within my age range of (21-70) years, there were (28) males
and (32) females, who were split into age-related groups. The second group, which serves as a
control group, consists of 30 samples of persons of both sexes who did not have any chronic
illnesses at the time the research was being conducted. There were 15 males and 15 females in
this group who were between the ages of (21- 70).