Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Suresh Babu ¹, Payal Jain ², Saurabh Srivastava ³, Parwinder Kour ⁴, H. M. Kansal ⁵

Affiliations
1 Senior Consultant, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, UP, IN
2 Associate Professor,, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, UP, IN
3 Professor,, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, UP, IN
4 GDMO, 15^th battalion, ITBP, Udhampur, IN
5 Ex Professor, Department of Medicine, SMS&R, Sharda University, Greater Noida, IN

Abstract

Objective: To study the clinical and biochemical profile of newly detected type 2 diabetes mellitus patients from a tertiary care hospital in Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar.

Method: At total of 100 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients presenting in the Department of Medicine were included and studied. A detailed clinical history, examination and investigations were recorded. The presence of microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus was assessed using this clinical and laboratory data.

Results: There were 52 males and 48 females. Maximum patients belonged to fourth decade and upperlower socioeconomic status. 20% patients had obesity and 50% people were overweight. Polyuria was the chief presenting complaint in 51% cases with polydipsia, weight loss and weakness being the other common symptoms. 62 % of the diabetics had hypertension. Increased cholesterol was reported in 44% and 53 %patients had altered triglyceride. The prevalence of neuropathy, retinopathy and nephropathy was 33%, 28% and21 % respectively.

Conclusion: Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients present with comorbidities and complications frequently. Significant proportion of patients in this study had poor glycemic control as well as microvascular complications at the very time of diagnosis. A vast majority were overweight with high waist circumference. Commonest observed comorbidities with diabetes were that of hypertensionand dyslipidemia.

Keywords

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Neuropathy, Retinopathy, Nephropathy.

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Nandita Chaturvedi ¹, Nidhi ², Payal Jain ³, Malobika Bhattacharya ⁴

Affiliations
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, IN
2 Senior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, IN
3 Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, IN
4 Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, IN

Abstract

Purpose: Many patients suffering from unexplained headache go through a battery of investigations without much resolution. In a large number of these patients, searching for and correcting an underlying refractive error often provides permanent relief. We aimed to search for an association in the population visiting Ophthalmology OPD in our hospital. Method: Four hundred patients with headache were investigated for refractive error under cycloplegia and any refractive error detected was classified into myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism or compound refractive error. The prevalence of refractive error and the various sub types was calculated. Conclusions: Refractive errors coexist with headache frequently. Patients with persistent headache need to be investigated thoroughly for refractive error as correction of the same can provide permanent and cost effective resolution of the headache.

Keywords

Headache, ocular, refractive error.

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