Pattern of diabetic patients attending Mian Munshi [DHQ-I] Hospital, Bund Road, Lahore-Punjab

ABSTRACT

This study is aimed to examine the presenting features of diabetic admission in wards such data would be useful to determine the burden on health care system and planning of appropriate management strategy. This prospective, hospital based cross sectional study was carried out at Mian Munshi [DHQ-I] Hospital, Lahore for a period of 6 months from April 2005 to September 2005 324 patients of diabetes mellitus visiting OPD or admitted in Medical, Surgical and Gynaecology wards were studied. It was observed that major reasons for admission were infections [24.1%], neurological disease [19.1%], cardiac disease [16.7%] and diabetic foot disease [4.9%] Mean diabetes duration were observed as 7.36 + 6.06 years Before admission the patients were being treated with sulfonylureas [45.7%] biguanides [8.6%] combination of sulfonylureas and biguanides [18.5] insulin [24.5%] and diet therapy [1.9%] Two [0.6%] patients were not taking any treatment Among 324 diabetic patients 52[16.04%] died due to different reasons. Resource utilization could be more optimized if the avoidable admission of diabetes are reduced by education and effective preventive out door patient care in hospitals