Role of Salivary Glucose in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Objectives: To determine the correlation of fasting salivary glucose with plasma (FPG) and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) for diagnosis monitoring type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A case - control study was carried out from 11th March to 30th August 2021, involving 88 participants which 44 were healthy controls known T2DM who had FPG ≥ 126 mg/dl or 7.0 mmol/L. measured by Glucose oxidase method HbA1c National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) certified chromatography. Results: group significantly higher FPG, values. Both diabetics showed a positive FPG. The coefficient (r) 0.689 0.477 cases groups respectively. Similarly, observed value r 0.433 0.498 diabetic respectively, when separately. For both linear regression equations derived scatter dot plots plotted. P < 0.001 Conclusion: found. As result, can be utilized instead patients’ screening, diagnosis, thereby eliminating repeated pricks mental trauma patients. Keywords: Blood glucose, glycemia, hemoglobin, Type