BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is disorder of metabolism characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia resulting from an absolute/relative insufficiency of insulin secretion, insulin action or most commonly both. 1 Type 2 diabetes is more common and account for 90-95% of diabetic patient. 2 Severity of diabetes triggers a vast group of complications, both microvascular or macrovascular. 3 MATERIALS AND METHODS Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) is a form of haemoglobin, which used primarily to identify

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... e average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time (8 to 12 weeks). 4 The early diagnosis and glycaemic control in diabetes mellitus is important because control of blood sugar level can reduce the risk of long-term complications (Babcock Irvin C, et al; 2000) 5 and may improve treatment (Larsen ML, et al; 1990) . 4