From the 2012 ADA Mtg : Serum Magnesium Levels Are Significantly Correlated with the Severity of Inflammation in Patients with Diabetic Foot SALIM OZENC, SIRZAT YESILKAYA, MUSTAFA CAKAR, EROL ARSLAN, SEREF DEMIRBAS, BAYRAM KOÇ, KENAN SAGLAM Quote: Hypomagnesemia is not an uncommon finding in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. It is associated with abnormal platelet action and the development of neuropathy, both of which are risk factors for the evolution of ulcers of the feet. A lately suggested data from animal studies shows that during chronic hypomagnesemia, loss of neutral endopeptidase activity contributes to neutrophil activation.
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Serum magnesium levels and diabetic foot ulcers
