Abstract
Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of common metabolic disorders that share the phenotype of hyperglycemia. Diabetic complications can be acute or chronic. Acute complications are Diabetic ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of diabetic complications with its associated factors among follow-up patients. A hospital based crosssectional study was conducted from July 27, to August 11, 2015 at Jimma University specialized hospital, Ethiopia. A total of 160 diabetic patients were included. The study was approved by the university ethical review board. Male to female ratio was 1.86:1, 58. 8% of the patients were from rural area and almost half (48.1%) have normal body mass index values. Majority (82%) of the patients were married and 28.2% of the study population were farmers. Type II diabetes was identified in 56.2%, while the rest were with Type I. Poly-symptoms was seen in 61.7% patients initially. Majority (77.5%) of them don’t have first and second degree family history of diabetes. Drug adherence, presence of infection and chronic medical conditions were the factors responsible for development of complications. A patient centered educational intervention needs to be done to reduce the complication among patients on follow-up.
Highlights
Diabetic Mellitus (DM) refers to a group of common metabolic disorders that has a main characteristic feature of hyperglycemia [1]
A total of 160 diabetic patients were included in the study and from this 65% of the patients were male, while the rest were female
More than half (58.8%) of them were from rural area and 47.8% were in the age group between 18-49 and the rest 46.7% were above 50 years
Summary
Diabetic Mellitus (DM) refers to a group of common metabolic disorders that has a main characteristic feature of hyperglycemia [1]. It has two broad classifications designated as type I and type II diabetes. The number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 [4]. The global prevalence of diabetes among adults over 18 years of age has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 2014. Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in middle and low-income countries [5]. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation [6]
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