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AbstractObjective: To estimating the random serum blood glucose and serum electrolytes in type 2 diabetes mellituspatients was the study's goal.Material and Method: The study design was cross-sectional. The sample size was 130. The study wasconducted at Fatimah Memorial Hospital College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore. All the patients withtype-2 diabetes mellitus were included and patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus and other diseases wereexcluded. About 3 to 5cc blood samples of all patients were collected. The serum blood glucose and serumelectrolytes were performed through automated analyzers. The data was analyzed through IBM-SPSS(version 27.0).Results: In this study out of a total of 130 participants, 60 (46.2%) were females and 70 (53.8%) were malepatients. In total, 24 (19.04%), 109 (86.50%), and 16 (12.69%) diabetic patients have high serum sodium,serum potassium, and serum chloride levels. In comparison, 6 (4.76%), 07 (5.55%), and 64 (50.79%) havenormal serum sodium, serum potassium and serum chloride levels, and 96 (76.19%), 10 (7.93%), and 46(36.50%) have low serum sodium, serum potassium and serum chloride levels respectively. This study foundno association between blood glucose and serum electrolytes.Conclusion: In type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, this study observed a considerable rise in potassium levelsand a significant decrease in sodium levels.Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, serum sodium, serum potassium, serum chloride, serum blood glucoseHow to cite: Hussain W, Nizam B, Akhtar R, Khalid M, Sajid MU, Izhar S, Yousaf Z. Disturbances in SerumElectrolytes Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Esculapio - JSIMS 2025;21(03):407-410DOI:https://doi.org/10.51273/esc25.251321242