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Volume 4 Issue 1 (January - February, 2016)

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Assessment of complications in type II diabetes mellitus patients- A clinical study
Amit Maheshwari

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a group of common metabolic disorders that share the phenotype of hyperglycemia. The present study was conducted to assess complications in type II diabetes mellitus patients. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 328 type II DM patients of both genders. A through clinical examination was performed in all subjects. All were subjected to fasting and random blood glucose level. Glycosylated hemoglobin level was also assessed. Complications of diabetes were recorded. Results: Out of 328 diabetic patients, males were 210 and females were 118. Age group <30 years had 45 males and 18 females, age group 30-45 years had 70 males and 40 females and age>45 years had 95 males and 60 females. The difference was statistical significant (P<0.05). 218 patients were vegetarian, 110 were non- vegetarian, 156 patients were smokers and 148 were alcoholic. 190 patients were obese. The difference was statistical significant (P<0.05). Common complications were hypertension in 215, visual disturbance in 65, neuropathy in 56, foot ulceration in 34, nephropathy in 58, impotency in 14, and diabetic retinopathy in 75. The difference was significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Common complications in type II diabetes mellitus patients were hypertension, visual disturbances, neuropathy, foot ulceration, nephropathy, impotency and diabetic retinopathy. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension

 
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