Glucose Concentrations in Parotid Fluid and Venous Blood of Patients Attending a Diabetic Clinic1
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- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Vol. 74 (10) , 725-728
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014107688107401004
Abstract
Measurements of the glucose concentration in venous blood and parotid saliva taken from 31 diabetics attending a diabetic clinic showed values ranging respectively from 3.9 to 19.1 mmol/l and 0.06 to 0.83 mmol/l (means 9.6 mmol/l and 0.32 mmol/l respectively). Linear regression of salivary glucose on blood glucose gave a simple correlation coefficient of 0.18 (NS). Since salivary glucose levels did not reflect blood glucose levels, the possibility of diabetics regulating their metabolic control by the noninvasive technique of monitoring salivary glucose concentrations is not possible.Keywords
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