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Since sleeplessness and oversleeping are known to have adverse effects on human health, this study designed to compare sleep quality among non diabetic persons, those with impaired fast blood glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance and diabetics. In a cross sectional study, 834 participants including 384 diabetics, 245 subjects with impaired fast blood glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance and 205 healthy persons were studied, and data was collected using standardized questionnaires and laboratory assessments. MANCOVA test was conducted to analyze the data using SPSS version 16. Of the participants, 73% were women. MeanlSDs of age and BMI were 48.4 +/- 8.6 years and 29.2 +/- 4.5, respectively. Mean +/- SD for sleep qualities were 6.513.6 in diabetics and 5.813.3 in the others. Sleep disturbance score was meaningfully related to sex, age, educational levels, depression score, and glycosilated hemoglobin. Sleep disturbances in diabetics, especially women were more prominent than non-diabetics and significantly related to depression scores. Sleep hygiene and mental status, depression in particular, play crucial roles in diabetics and diabetes-prone individuals
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[1] To assess baseline disease related knowledge in patients with type 2 diabetes about their disease, its risk factors, signs/symptoms, related complications and suitabte diet and [2] Is there an association between gender, duration of disease and age at diagnosis of diabetes and the above dependent variables.A 20-item interview-based structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect information. A total of 82, diabetic patients, mean age 55.2 [11.4 S.D.] years, ranging from 35-80 years, were interviewed. Statistically significant association was found between age at diagnosis aJ1d better understanding of risk factors, [OR = 1.20, P=0.012 with 95% CI 0.85- 0.98]. Statistically significant association was found between gender and better understanding of word "diabetes" or "sugar" OR= 1.15, P=0.051 with 95% Confidence interval 0.96-1.29]. Statistically significant associations were found between gender and patients' better understanding of disease signs/symptoms [OR = 1.35, P=0.005 with 95% CI 0.40-0.56]. No significant associations were found between gender, duration of diabetes, age at diagnosis and patients' better understanding of disease related.Priority needs to be given by WHO education programmes for the development of diabetes education program in rural areas to give patients a better knowledge of their disease, to prevent premature morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes