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Glycemic control status in patients with type-2 diabetes
1Department of Medicine, Postgraduate Medical Institute/ Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. khalidm30@hotmail.com
Objective:
To assess the status of glycaemic control in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in NWFP, Pakistan.
Design:
Observational study.
Place And Duration Of Study:
Medical Out-patient Department (OPD), Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar and a private clinic of physician from January 2003 to December 2003.
Patients And Methods:
Two hundred and ten patients with type-2 diabetes were included in the study. The glycemic control of these patients was determined by estimation of blood glucose (fasting and random) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). The patients were grouped in three categories, the 1st one having good glycaemic control, the 2nd having fair (acceptable) glycaemic control and the 3rd group having poor diabetic control with their HbA1c values being 6%-7%, 7.1%-8.2% and >8.2% respectively. Statistical analysis of the results was made by application of Pearson's chi-square test and student's t-test.
Results:
Around half, 51.43%, of the patients had poor control of diabetes, with mean HbA1c of 10.183 +/- 1.73 SD (standard deviation) and were placed in category 3. Good control of diabetes accounted for 31.43% of our patients having mean HbA1c of 6.64 +/- 0.27 SD and were placed in category-1. The rest, 17.14%, were placed in fair control category having mean HbA1c value of 7.68 +/- 0.44 SD.
Conclusion:
Majority of our patients with type-2 diabetes are having poor control of their glycaemic status.
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