Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine

Yazarlar: Ömer AKYÜREK

Konular:Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri

DOI:10.32322/jhsm.687378

Anahtar Kelimeler:Type 2 diabetes mellitus,Glycemic control,Lipid control

Özet: ABSTRACT Aim: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease requiring continuous medical care due to insulin deficiency or insulin-effect defects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and discuss the findings in the light of literature. Material and Method: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study with 186 patients over the age of 18 who were enrolled in three years in the general internal medicine outpatient clinic of our hospital with the diagnosis code 'type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Results: 186 patients were included in the study (mean age 59.7±11.5 years). The disease duration of the patients was 1-27 years, the median was 9 years and 37.1% (n: 69) of them had a disease duration of over 10 years. The mean HbA1c of the patients was 7.9±1.7%, the mean HDL level was 46.2 ± 10.9 mg/dL, and the median LDL level was 117 mg/dL. In 55.9% (n: 104) of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, HbA1c level was 7% and above, and the percentage of the patients with LDL cholesterol level of 100 and above was 58% (n: 108). Result: New health care policies to mitigate the risk factors of diabetic patients should be planned and such factors should be examined in depth for the early detection of diabetes-related complications and reduction in treatment costs and treated with a multidisciplinary approach. ry approach.

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