PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY AMONGST TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING TERTIARY HOSPITAL OF HYDERABAD, SINDH, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common health problem; increasing with high proportion that results in significant reduction in life spawn of diabetic patients. This study was made in order to determine the prevalence of DN in patients having type 2 diabetes in major tertiary hospitals of Hyderabad and Adjoining areas. The progression of DN in Type 2 diabetic mellitus was gathered through pre-tested questionnaire from patients. During study period, 150 of DN patients were interviewed on the basis of their medical history including period of disease, blood sugar test, renal impairment, hypertension, cardiovascular and family background reports. While the measurement of albumin to creatinine ratio and uric acids in a random urine sample were evaluated with biochemical blood/urine test and immunological assays. It was found that out of 150 diabetes patients, 123 have DN and among them male and female ratio was 81: 42 respectively. According to the parameters, the diabetic mellitus were in both DN and non diabetic nephropathy (NDN) patients, as far as the circulating level of sugar level in both DN and NDN is concern it was noted that range of fasting blood sugar was high 232.86± 15.85 mg /dl as compared to the normal value 80-120. The level of blood glucose in the NDN it was 136,25 ± 10.85 around 100 mg/dl lesser than the values in DN patients. It was further observed that the smocking and hypertension played main role in the prevalence of the disorder.