Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Study on Awareness of Symptoms of Hypo and Hyperglycemia among diabetic patients of Raigarh.

Dr. Suyesh Shrivastava, Dr. Pradeep Sukla, Dr. Anand M. Lakra

Abstract :

Background:Diabetes Mellitus is actually a group of heterogeneous metabolic disorder and a life style disease. The effective management requires knowledge regarding the Self management of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) among thepatients so that these patients will have less chance of developing hypo and hyperglycemic episodes.

Aim & Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge regarding Symptoms of Hypo and Hyperglycemiaamong diabetes and pre diabetes patients of district Raigarh.

Methodology:Toassess the level of knowledge regarding DM, a cross–sectional observational Study amongst patiets with DM having history of >3 months,of Out Patient Department (OPD) of Rural and Urban Health centres, (associated with Medical College and Hospital, Raigarh) Internal medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology of Tertiary care hospital and Medical College and Hospital, Raigarh.was conducted between 1st December2016 to 31st January 2017.One to one interview was taken to collect information from all the participants through team of doctors and health care providers. Statistical Methods: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.

Results: Approximately two third of the study subjects were confused in answering to the sign and symptoms of high and low blood sugar. 

Conclusions: Study shows that specific awareness regarding symptoms of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in the study participants is not adequate.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. Suyesh Shrivastava, Dr. Pradeep Sukla, Dr. Anand M. Lakra, Study on Awareness of Symptoms of Hypo and Hyperglycemia among diabetic patients of Raigarh., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018


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