Response of People with Type 1 Diabetes for Follow Up

Authors

  • Sarfraz Ahmad Khan DHQ Teaching Hospital, Sahiwa, Pakistan
  • Faiza Kamal Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical& Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rozina Arshad Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical& Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Bilal Bin Younis Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical& Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rashid Ahmed Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical& Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53685/jshmdc.v1i1.38

Abstract

Diabetes is becoming a global epidemic. Type1 diabetes (T1DM) accounts for 3-5% of all the diabetics. As T1DM
is diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, it is associated with more complications because of longer life span of
individuals with this condition. The main objective of the study was to find out attitudes of people with type 1
diabetes especially with regards to their follow up. A cross-sectional study was planned and a total of 97 people with
type 1 diabetes were included for a period of one year. To analyze the data SPSS 20.0 version was used. Results
showed that out of 97 people, 48 (49.5%) were male and 49 (50.5%) were female. The mean age of total type 1
diabetics were 17.03±6.54 years. Mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 10.59±3.09. The results revealed that
45% of people showed positive attitude and 55% showed negative behavior towards follow-up. It was concluded
that overall follow up of people with type 1 diabetes was poor. It was observed that they wanted a complete cure and
this contribute to missed follow up.

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Published

06/01/2019

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Ahmad Khan S, Kamal F, Arshad R, Bin Younis B, Ahmed R. Response of People with Type 1 Diabetes for Follow Up. J Shalamar Med Dent Coll [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];1(1):30-2. Available from: https://journal.smdc.edu.pk/index.php/journal/article/view/38

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019): January-June 2019

Section

Communication

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