Role of education in prevention and delay of complications in type 2 diabetic patients

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Endocrine Abstracts
Date Issued
2012
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Lumani, Sedat
Abstract
Aim: To assess the impact of education of people with T2DM and complications. Patients and methods. Observational study, 100 T2DM patients of age 35–75 years, both sex, duration of DM >1 year.Results. From 100 T2DM 47% were male sex and 53% female. Mean age 60.45±8y, duration of DM 10.45y±3 y. Average A1c 8%±0.6, BMI 27%, systolic BP 140±6 mmHg, TG 2.2±0.3 mmol/L, LDL 4.0±0.6 mmol/L. Education (diet, physical activities, drug compliance) for DM was 67% for male and 54% for female. Education for diabetic foot care (inspection, foot hygiene, appropriate shoes) 51% for male and 49% for female.

Conclusion: Metabolic risk factors are poorer in no educated than in educated T2DM, People who had not satisfactory education for foot care have higher risk for foot ulceration.
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education

diabetes

complications

foot care

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