ASSESSMENT OF THE FREQUENCY OF PROTEINURIA IN TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS AT TETTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF DERA ISMAIL KHAN PAKISTAN

Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the dangerous disease if left unmanaged ..The objective of the current research is to assess  the frequency of proteinuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus people

Methodology: The descriptive cross sectional study was made at teaching hospital of Dera Ismail Khan . Consecutive non probability sampling were used to collect the samples.

Results: The frequencies and percentages for protienuria were recorded in 100 (47.61%). The range of proteinuria was considerably high (47.61%) in the studied sample.

Conclusion: The routine  screening for proteinuria is suggested for over all patients, And the patients aged 61-70 y suffered more from proteinuria.

Keywords: Diabetic Nephropathy, Proteinuria, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.