Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics

Objective: To determine the frequency of complications including retinopathy, nephropathy,  cardiovas- cular diseases and neuropathy and to determine the relationship between poor glycaemic control and complications among diabetic patients visiting outpatient clinics of tertiary care hospitals of K...

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Main Authors: Kulsoom Jawed, Nighat Nisar, Mehwish Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE 2017-03-01
Series:Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College
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Online Access:https://www.annals-ashkmdc.org/index.php/ashkmdc/article/view/95
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description Objective: To determine the frequency of complications including retinopathy, nephropathy,  cardiovas- cular diseases and neuropathy and to determine the relationship between poor glycaemic control and complications among diabetic patients visiting outpatient clinics of tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted  for  a  period  of  six  months  from  April  2015 to September 2015 at the diabetic clinics of Civil Hospital and National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology after taking the ethical approval from the  Dow  University  of  Health  Sciences  (DUHS). Type II diabetic patients (n=400) were included through  purposive  sampling  technique  after  taking  written consent. Pregnant/lactating  women  and  terminally  ill  diabetic  patients  were  excluded.  Data  was collected through a pre-designed questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed by SPSS v.21.00. Frequencies and Percentages were calculated. Regression analysis was  performed  to  deter- mine the relationship between glycaemic control and complications of diabetes. Results: Out of 400 diabetic patients, 323 (90%) participants were above 40 years of age, 278 (69.5%) were females and 122 (30.5%) were males. About 28.8%  had  cardiovascular  complications, 19.2% had renal complications, 65.3% had visual problems and 58% experienced loss of sensation. Approximately 59.5% patients had poor glycaemic control while 39.5% had good glycaemic  control.  Patients with poor glycaemic control (HbA1c  >8.0)  were  at  a  higher  risk  of  developing  hypertension and numbness of hands and feet. Conclusion: This study concluded high frequency of complications among Type II diabetes mellitus patients. Proportion of poor glycaemic  control  was  found  high.  Diabetic  complications  were  associ-  ated with poor glycaemic control.
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spelling doaj.art-ad4557a8019043cf871f94a431defc192024-01-06T06:20:37ZengKARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGEAnnals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College1563-32412017-03-0122110.58397/ashkmdc.v22i1.9583Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic ClinicsKulsoom JawedNighat NisarMehwish Hussain Objective: To determine the frequency of complications including retinopathy, nephropathy,  cardiovas- cular diseases and neuropathy and to determine the relationship between poor glycaemic control and complications among diabetic patients visiting outpatient clinics of tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted  for  a  period  of  six  months  from  April  2015 to September 2015 at the diabetic clinics of Civil Hospital and National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology after taking the ethical approval from the  Dow  University  of  Health  Sciences  (DUHS). Type II diabetic patients (n=400) were included through  purposive  sampling  technique  after  taking  written consent. Pregnant/lactating  women  and  terminally  ill  diabetic  patients  were  excluded.  Data  was collected through a pre-designed questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed by SPSS v.21.00. Frequencies and Percentages were calculated. Regression analysis was  performed  to  deter- mine the relationship between glycaemic control and complications of diabetes. Results: Out of 400 diabetic patients, 323 (90%) participants were above 40 years of age, 278 (69.5%) were females and 122 (30.5%) were males. About 28.8%  had  cardiovascular  complications, 19.2% had renal complications, 65.3% had visual problems and 58% experienced loss of sensation. Approximately 59.5% patients had poor glycaemic control while 39.5% had good glycaemic  control.  Patients with poor glycaemic control (HbA1c  >8.0)  were  at  a  higher  risk  of  developing  hypertension and numbness of hands and feet. Conclusion: This study concluded high frequency of complications among Type II diabetes mellitus patients. Proportion of poor glycaemic  control  was  found  high.  Diabetic  complications  were  associ-  ated with poor glycaemic control. https://www.annals-ashkmdc.org/index.php/ashkmdc/article/view/95Diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetes complications.
spellingShingle Kulsoom Jawed
Nighat Nisar
Mehwish Hussain
Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics
Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College
Diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetes complications.
title Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics
title_full Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics
title_fullStr Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics
title_full_unstemmed Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics
title_short Glycaemic Control and Complications of Type II Diabetes Mellitus - At Two Public Sector Diabetic Clinics
title_sort glycaemic control and complications of type ii diabetes mellitus at two public sector diabetic clinics
topic Diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetes complications.
url https://www.annals-ashkmdc.org/index.php/ashkmdc/article/view/95
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