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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a worldwide, growing epidemic, with an estimated 415 million adults globally. Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of death and a triad of serious diabetes-specific complications (neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy) and other associated complications. Magnesium is an intracellular cation and co-enzyme for various reactions of glycolytic pathway. Hence, we evaluated serum magnesium level in type 2 DM with and without diabetic retinopathy.

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