Abstract: In this paper, 11 paramaters of dermatoglyphics of 210 diabetes mellitus cases are reported. The “whorl triangle ridge” in the hallucal pattern increased markedly in men with all types of diabetes as compared with control group. ln addition, atd angle of men and women patients with NIDDM type becomes markedly small. The percentage of simian line increases dramatically in women patients with NIDDM type. The percentage of going towards ls of the main line C also greatly raised in women patients with NIDDM type. In fingerprint, whorls pattern of women patients with all types of diabetes increases significantly and ulner loop decreases.

Key words: Diabetes mellitus; Dermatoglyphics; Whorl triangle ridge