Noohu Abdulla khan
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Overview of glycemic control, knowledge, awareness and attitude among Type-2 Diabetes male patients
Biography
Biography: Noohu Abdulla khan
Abstract
Type-2 diabetes Mellitus (T2 DM) is considered as most commonest and worst non- communicable chronic diseases in human history. In the past four decades, the lifestyle of the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has undergone tremendous changes, primarily leading to decreased physical activity and unhealthy eating habit. Knowledge, awareness is the greatest weapon in the fight against diabetes mellitus and can help the people understand the risk of diabetes, motivate them to seek proper treatment and care, and prepare them to keep the disease under control.
This is a cross sectional retrospective cum prospective study of patients which included all adult type 2 DM patients. A questionnaire was developed to know the attitude and awareness among the type-2 Diabetes male patients. Self monitoring blood glucose (SMBG), diet, physical exercise, compliance to drug therapy was considered as most important parameters. The mean age group was found to be 60.73(±10.50) yrs, with duration of diabetes of 16.54(±7.75) yrs. The patients had an average HbA1c value of 9.17(±1.68) % and with BMI of 28.52(±5.00) kg/m2. The targeted glycemic goal HbA1c ≤7% and FBS ≤130mg/dl was not achieved in this study group. There is a great need for continuous health education to diabetics and caregivers to improve their knowledge and awareness of different aspects of DM. Present study outcome indicates that the improvement in diabetic patient’s knowledge, awareness and attitude about the disease can do productive changes in the glycemic control.