PREVELANCE OF COMORBIDITIES IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.

Type2 Diabetes affects a huge population of the world with India on the top of the world's list. Present study aims to gain information about the status of diabetes in the study population laying emphasis on the prevalence of co-morbidities. The study was done on 120 asymptomatic controls and 120 diabetics. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect socio-economic and demographic details of the participants. The mean duration of diabetes was 7.07±0.5years. The mean BMI values among diabetics and controls were 27.25±0.25 kg/m2 and 25.367±0.263 kg/m2 respectively (p<0.001). About 24.16% patients had abnormal ECG values while 75.83% patients showed typical dyslipidemia. 60% of the affected individuals had abnormal HbA1c values (> 7) and 17.5% patients had frequent non-healing skin and soft tissue infections or ulcers of leg or foot. Kidney function tests displayed deranged values in about 11.66% patients. 62.5% diabetics belonged to the age group of 46-60 (p<0.0018) and 67.5% of them had positive family history (p<0.0001). Socio-demographic factors like marriage, education, occupation, smoking, exercise, cooking medium and consumption of junk food were found to be significantly associated with the disease. Effective treatment modalities and awareness is necessary for diabetes management in known cases and for early diagnosis in future cases.