Measuring blood glucose level for diabetics type II and its prevalence between the patients in wasit province from 40 age and older

Abstract

This study was conducted to measure the level of Random Blood Glucose(RBG) for type 2 diabetic patients and their prevalence among the age groups of 40 years and older in both sexes. The study included 400 people with type II diabetes registered at the Center of Teaba Healthy of wasit province . Patients were divided into age groups, the first group (40-49 years), the second group (50-59), the third group (60-69), the fourth (70+ years and older), the blood collected after two hours from eating , then we had made comparison between the mean value of RBG for groups . The aim of study was to know in any of which age group, RBG was higher , also knows the prevalence of the diabetic among patients by made a percentage to all groups, also our study is the first of its kind for early detection of diabetic patients in Center of Teaba Healthy of wasit province . Result in this study , showed the diabetics that have been higher mean value of RBG (179.8) were with the group of age (40-49) , and the high percentage for number of diabetic in total number 400 was in the same group of age (40-49) was recorded 38%, the women also was had a percentage (58 %) compared with the males were had ( 42 % ) from the total of all patients(400).