“CORRELATION BETWEEN PLATELET INDICES AND HBA1C IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS”

Abstract

Diabetes is a major health pandemic with increased risk of micro- and macrovascular disease and platelets may be involved as a causative agent with respect to altered platelet morphology and function. Hyperglycemia contributes to greater platelet reactivity through direct effects and by promoting glycation of platelet proteins. Platelet indices are markers of platelet activation and are parameters obtained daily as a part of an automated blood count