Assessment of Blood Glucose and Calcium Concentrations Among healthy female volunteers

Abstract

Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia are associated with a number of complications including kidneydamage, neurological damage, cardiovascular damage, damage to the retina or damage to feet andlegs, lethargy, impaired mental functioning and irritability. The most abundant mineral in the body iscalcium. Its abnormal levels also associated with multiple disorders. Objectives: The aim of this studywas to assess the blood glucose and calcium levels in healthy female volunteers Methods: A crosssectional study was conducted at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, over a period of 6 months, afterobtaining the ethical approval from the The University of Lahore. A total number of 60 females wereenrolled through consecutive sampling technique. Females of all age groups were included. All of thefemales had gone through routine history taking and lab investigations for the assessment of bloodglucose an calcium concentrations. Results: In this study out 60 female participants, 33.3% werebetween ages of 15-30 years, 33.3% were between age of 31-50 years and remaining 33.3% were above 50years old. All females of age group 15-30 years had normal glucose levels while single case of age group15-30 years had abnormal calcium level. The results indicated that females of above age 50 years had lowcalcium and high glucose levels due to poor nutrition and less physical activity. Conclusions: The resultsof the current study showed that females with increasing age should intake food enriched in calcium andlow glucose and adopt a physically active life style to manage normal blood glucose levels.