Glycosylated haemoglobin and relative polycythaemia in diabetes mellitus

Abstract
Sixty-five diabetic patients had a total red cell count significantly greater than 65 age and sex matched non-diabetics; (4.93±0.06×106 and 4.50 ±0.05×106 red cells/ul respectively; p1) (r=0.32, p1 in comparatively uncontrolled diabetics may be inducing sufficient tissue hypoxia to cause the demonstrated relative polycythaemia.