Sobia Khwaja

Prevalence of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Quetta City: Role of Insulin in Diabetese Sobia Khwaja

The survey report of different hospitals indicates that IDDM is more common in male compare to female in the population of patients. Duration of IDDM was very from 3 days to 50 years in different age groups. The average age and BMI were 29.24 ± 0.3 and 21.085 ± 0.1 kg/m2 respectively. The average fasting blood glucose (184.7 ± 1.7 mg/dl), Random blood glucose (276 ± 2.0 mg/dl) and the average walk duration was 40.83 ± 0.4 min. The family history of 28 patients were nil and in 26 patients show positive family history. Most common complication related to IDDM was eye (Retinopathy), muscular pain and neuropathy. The frequency varies between populations and is also related to severity and duration of disease. In IDDM patients, loss of hypoglycemic warning symptoms and abnormal sweating were more common compared to others. Blood pressure varies from l20/ 80 mm Hg to 210/130 mm Hg. Stress was directly related with IDDM. So, all the patients were under stress. Mostly ECG was normal but only 6-7 patients show abnormal ECG. Medication is important for all the IDDM patients and they have used insulin injection in units, twice a day or at 3 times per day. Mostly they were used Humulin-R.