A Study of The Effect of Hemodilysis on Blood Glucose Levels Before and after Dialysis in patients Attending the Dialysis Department at Sabratha Teaching hospital- Libya.

Abstract

Abstract:

This study was conducted at the Dialysis Center at Sabratha Teaching Hospital from January to March 2025 On random selected group of 51 patients attending the dialysis unit. The study aimed to determine the effect of dialysis on the rise and fall of blood glucose levels in patients undergoing dialysis at Sabratha Teaching Hospital. The results showed slight increase in average blood glucose levels before and after dialysis from 148.37 to 153.43. However, this difference was not statistically significant (p= 0.568), indicating that dialysis did not significant affect blood glucose levels. Furthermore, the comparison between males and females did not show any statistically significant differences before or after dialysis, although there were slight differences in the averages this confirms that gender is not a significant  factor in the glucose response to dialysis 153.43,however, this difference was not statistically significant (P=0.568), indicating that hemodialysis did not significantly affect blood glucose levels. These results cleary demonstrate that hemodialysis does not cause significant changes in blood glucose levels. In patients, and that individual patient differences area mostly attributable to other factors such as general metabolic status, dietary pattern, and the type of membrane used for dialysis, rather than underlying demographic or clinical characteristics.