Diabetes mellitus; significance of HBA1c determination in patients

ABSTRACT

This study was done to find HbA1c levels in diabetes mellitus [DM] patients presenting at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta and observe the effects of antihyperglycemic treatment and physical exercise on HbA1c level. A cross sectional comparative study. One hundred [100] patients were selected from Bolan Medical complex Hospital Quetta. Patients were divided in three groups. Group A included the patients who were on antihyperglycemic drugs, following dietary restrictions and doing physical exercises. Group B included patients who were on antihyperglycemic drugs following dietary restrictions but not doing physical exercises. Group C included the patients who were not using any antihyperglycemic drug, not following dietary restriction and not doing any physical exercise. HbA1c of all patients was determined, data was analyzed using SPSS. Anova was applied. HbA1c of group A was higher than group B and group C. HbA1c of group B was higher than group C. HbA1c is a valuable test for monitoring glucose control over extended period of time and plays role in taking measures to avoid diabetes mellitus complications, therefore it should be tested regularly