Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Wazir Muhammad, Sher Rehman, Amer Azhar, Faridullah Shah, Shahzad Hussain, Shahzad Haider, Rafi Ullah, Inam Ullah.
Glycemic status, income, self-monitoring, compliance, education and pattern of pharmacotherapy in 100 patients of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;21(3):201-4.

Objective: To assess the glycemic status, income, self-monitoring, compliance, education and pattern of pharmacotherapy in 100 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Material and Methods: This descriptive observational study was carried out at Medical A Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. A total of 100 type 2 diabetic patients were included through non-probability sampling. Glycosylated hemoglobin of each patient was determined and questions were asked about income, self-monitoring of glycemic status, education and compliance of the patients. Results: Majority of the patients (78%) had poorly controlled diabetic mellitus. Most of the patients (42%) were poor and their monthly income was less than 5000 rupees. Only 57% of the patients monitored their blood sugar once a month. No patient was using glycosylated hemoglobin for assessment of his or her glycemic status. Majority of the patients (82%) were illiterate. Oral hypoglycemic agents were used by 81% of the patients. Conclusion: Most of the patients had poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Majority of the patients were poor and illiterate and there was poor self-monitoring. Most of the patients were using oral hypoglycemic drugs.

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