Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the serum zinc level in non-diabetic, pre-diabetic and diabetic patients and reveal the relationship between serum zinc level and glycemic status. 
 
 Material and Method: The study was a single-center, prospective, cross-sectional study. Fasting blood sugar, glycated hemoglobin, insulin resistance, and serum zinc levels of patients admitted to the internal medicine outpatient clinic were measured. Patients were categorized as non-diabetic, pre-diabetic, and diabetic according to their results, and compared regarding serum zinc levels. 
 
 Results: Zinc was significantly lower in the diabetes group than in the other groups (p

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