Prevalence of Complications In Type 2 Diabetics of Jammu Regjon and Correlation With Duration of Diabetes

• Published in: Indian journal of clinical biochemistry 2022-05, Vol.32 (S1), p.S140
• Main Authors: Gupta, Usha Kumari, Mahajan, Mridula, Kaur, Sukhraj, Tikoo, Anjali, Kudyar, R.P
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Communicable diseases; Complications and side effects; Diabetic retinopathy; Diabetics; Hyperglycemia; India; Mortality; Type 2 diabetes
• ISSN: 0970-1915

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes is the most challenging health problem of 21st century. It is one of the most common non communicable diseases, preventable and treatable. It is an important cause of mortality and morbidity because of insidious and silent course of the disease and is increasing in numbers dramatically in low and middle income countries (WHO 2016). Prolonged hyperglycemia seen in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus is responsible for various macrovascular complications like (CAD, PVD and Stroke) and microvascular complications (like retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy). It has been reported that prevalence of diabetic complications is, neuropathy 24.6%, CAD 23.6%, nephropathy 21.1%, retinopathy 16.6% and PAD 5.5% (Seema Abhiijeet Kaveshwar and Jon Cornwall, Australasian Medical Journal 2014; 7(1):45 48.) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Keeping in view the prevalence of diabetic complications present study was planned to investigate the prevalence of complications in type 2 diabetics of Jammu region and relation to duration of diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Study was conducted in department of biochemistry in collaboration with department of medicine ASCOMS Jammu. Individuals suffering from type 2 diabetes were included and investigated for various biochemical parameters. All the individuals were divided into groups depending on duration of diabetes and type of complications. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: It was observed, as the duration of diabetes increased the prevalence of micro and macrovascular complications increased from 1% to 21% (both micro and macrovascular complications) 215% microvascular complications and 2-14% macrovascular complications. Increase in duration of diabetes leads to increase in complications. KEY WORDS: Type 2 diabetes, complications, microvascular, macrovascular and duration of diabetes.