Sarcouncil Journal of Medical Sciences

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus (DM), characterized by chronic hyperglycemia from insulin deficiency or resistance, has different subtypes including type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes that design study based on a cross-sectional observational study which aimed to examine the relationship between oxidative stress (plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) and glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), in (80) adult diabetic patients in Iraq, and studied the prevalence of complications and multimorbidity , the Results indicated that there was a statistically significant moderate positive correlation between MDA and HbA1c levels (r = 0.38, p = 0.0005) suggesting that chronic hyperglycemia, which contributes to oxidative damage and diabetic complications , Nearly half were complication free, while some had neuropathy, retinopathy, and/or Ischemic heart disease and according to logistic regression , age, male sex, and duration of diabetes were all shown to be risk factors for poor glycemic control , these finding highlight the need to manage oxidative stress and glycemic control in order to reduce diabetes-related morbidity.