2.6. Biochemical Parameters
diabetic ketoacidosis
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, BLOOD
Blood samples including HbA1c, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol were collected under metabolic stability conditions. The latter were defined as no episode of diabetic ketoacidosis within 1 month before the visit and after ≥12 h of fasting. Laboratory results of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, phosphorous, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and folic acid were recorded. All fasting blood samples were taken at baseline and at 24 weeks, from a forearm vein and then processed by ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) at the Sheba Medical Center laboratories.