prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy in diabetic patients in Suez governorate

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most formidable of diseases. In this study we try to find out the prevalence of retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy among diabetic patients. 120 diabetic patients were included in our study. Full history, thorough clinical examination, urine analysis for proteinuria and fasting blood sugar level was done for each subject. It was found that 5% of studied group were well controlled, 27.5% were fairly controlled and 62.5% are poorly controlled. The prevalence of retinopathy was 35.8%, neuropathy was 26.7% and peripheral neuropathy was 53.3%. There was a positive correlation between retinopathy and nephropathy. The highest prevalence of these complications was in poorly controlled group. There was association between blood glucose level and prevalence of these complications. Also, there was association with the disease duration. So, diabetic patients are in need for great follow up and simplified methods for monitoring their blood sugar