Correlation of Blood Glucose Level and Tear Production Among Young Adult Women

Abstract

Blood glucose monitoring is a way of testing the concentration of glucose in the blood. Tears are clear, salty, slightly alkaline and watery substance which helps in seeing clearly and maintaining the health of the eyes. This study was carried out to determine the correlation of blood glucose level and tear production among young adult women. A total of 108 subjects were part of this study. The Accu Chek glucometer was used to measure the blood glucose level and the Schirmer test strips were used to measure the tear production of the subjects. Results showed that the mean FBG level was 98.86±12.21; the mean RBG was 114±39.39, and the mean tear production was 18.37±11.63. SPSS version 23 data analysis using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient at 0.05 level of significance and 95% confidence interval revealed that there were no significant correlations of both fasting and random blood glucose levels (P˃0.05) with tear production among young adult women. It was therefore concluded from the study that there was no correlation between blood glucose level and tear production among adult women. Further research in a wider geographical area was recommended. Keywords: Fasting Blood Glucose, Random Blood Glucose, Tear production, Schirmer Test, Dry Eye Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus