PREVALENCE OF TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS IN HEALTHCARE RESOURCE LIMITED SETTINGS OF SOUTH INDIA
Sphurthy M. Mithra*, Jayanthi Bandi, Mohanraj Rathinavelu, Yiragamreddy Padmanabha Reddy
ABSTRACT
India is a vast country with populations differing in racial admixture as well as in social and cultural habits. It is
likely that the prevalence of non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) could also be different in
various races due to genetic and environmental differences. The current retrospective study of six month duration
was designed to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a secondary care referral hospital of south India,
carried both in out-patients and in-patients in whom blood glucose test was suggested by physicians. Among 300
study population, total number of cases diagnosed with diabetes mellitus was 36 (58.67%) and 152 cases (50.67%)
have been diagnosed as prediabetic (impaired blood sugar level). The prevalence rate of diabetes mellitus in our
study population was found to be 12%. In conclusion, there is a need for a large well planned national study to
know the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and the complications of diabetes in India. It will help in proper
policy making & take action against diabetes in India.
Keywords: Epidemiology, endocrine disorder, non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, retrospective study.
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