GLYCEMIC CONTROL AND ITS RELATION TO MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN NEWLY DETECTED DIABETES MELLITUS

Anjani Kumar Chinni; John Richards Lingam; Gopala Krishna Chandu; Sreenivasa Chowdary.J

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2017

GLYCEMIC CONTROL AND ITS RELATION TO MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN NEWLY DETECTED DIABETES MELLITUS

Anjani Kumar Chinni, John Richards Lingam, Gopala Krishna Chandu, Sreenivasa Chowdary. J

Abstract :

Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of 21^stcentury. Each year more and more people live with this condition, which results in life changing complications. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by an asymptomatic phase between the actual onset of diabetic hyperglycemia and clinical diagnosis. This asymptomatic phase is estimated to last at least 4–7 years and consequently 30–50% patients may remain undiagnosed. Long–standing untreated hyperglycemia is responsible for high prevalence of Microvascular Complications (MC) in newly diagnosed T2DM patients. Presence of MC at the time of T2DM diagnosis are showing increasing trends in India. Present study is aimed at studying the prevalence of MC of T2DM patients at the time of diagnosis in relationship to glycemic control