ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC AND ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS VISITED TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF DERA ISMAIL KHAN KPK PAKISTAN
Description
Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a clinical syndrome of disordered metabolism and chronic hyperglycemia due to relative insulin deficiency, inefficiency or both. Diabetes Mellitus is very noxious and fatal if the proper care is not exercised. The purpose of the current study is to assess the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Type II among patients visited the tertiary care Hospital of Dera Ismail Khan
Methodology: The descriptive cross sectional study was carried out to find out the prevalence ad triggered complications of the Diabetes Mellitus type II .The sample purposive technique was used to collect the sample and the instrument questionnaires was used to collect the Data.
Results: A total 300 patients were selected and the questionnaire was administered among 350 patients but only 300 properly filled questionnaires were received from the patients and included in the study which makes the total response rate about 85.7% .And their verbal consent was ensured.
Conclusion: Most of he Patients were suffering from Diabetes Mellitus type II an poorly managed patients had more associated complications.
Keywords: Prevalence , Diabetes Mellitus , Complications.