D-DIMER IN IDENTIFYING PROGRESSION OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Dr. Trupti Amol Dongre* and Dr. Vidula Prashant Govardhan
ABSTRACT
Diabetes has acquired an epidemic character. The death in diabetic patients is due to thrombotic event due to cardiovascular cause, which is sometimes related to hypercoaguability. D – dimer is a direct marker for fibrinolytic and coagualation activity. Using D - dimer with other biomarkers like blood glucose, serum lipids and cardiac enzymes can predict the risk of progression of diabetes.
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