The Blood Coagulability in Diabetic Patients

Thirty diabetic patients and 30 normal persons were investigated as to the blood clotting systems.

The results revealed a relative hypercoagulability in the diabetics, as evidenced by a shorter average plasma cephalin time and high average values for plasma AHA (f. VIII), proaccelerin (f. V) and fibrinogen. The average increase, as compared with the normals, was for AHA 70 per cent, for proaccelerin 23 per cent and for fibrinogen 44 per cent.

The observed changes in the clotting systems may have relation to the high incidence of thrombosing atherosclerosis associated with diabetes mellitus.