TY - JOUR AU - Kumar Agrawaal, Krishna PY - 2015/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Patients’ Awareness about the Complications of Diabetes Mellitus and its Co-relation with the Glycemic Status JF - Journal of Nepal Medical Association JA - J Nepal Med Assoc VL - 53 IS - 200 SE - Original Article DO - 10.31729/jnma.2747 UR - https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2747 SP - 284-287 AB - <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and cardiovascular related mortality along with a major cause of preventable blindness and foot amputation. There are limited studies on diabetes awareness, attitude, and prevalence.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Thus, we designed a study to seek the patients awareness about the complications associated with diabetes. It was a prospective observational study which included 123 patients with Diabetes Mellitus.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of population studied was 53 years mainly from the Rupandehi and Nawalparasi districts in Nepal attending a clinic. In the study Erectile Dysfunction was statistically significant with postprandial hyperglycemia. Lack of Awareness about a calorie specific diet plan was significantly associated with increased blood sugar fasting level &gt;110mg/dl. A majority of patients (58%) had awareness regarding kidney damage and 51% had awareness that Diabetes causes delayed wound healing. Only 3% of the patients did a regular foot care and 9% knew what the target glycemic status is. About 36% know that there can be cardiac complications due to diabetes and 27% regarding eyes. Similarly 36% of the patients also knew that there is neuropathy due to diabetes and 18% were aware about CVA. About 54% of the patients had Fasting &gt;110mg%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The study showed that though the patients are on OADs but they lack awareness about the major complications related to diabetes mellitus.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> <em>awareness of diabetic complications; HbA1c; patient awareness.</em></p> ER -