Medical Safety & Global Health
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Abstract

Endocrinology Summit 2017 -The awareness of use of insulin between diabetic patients (type-2) of rural and urban backdrops-Christy Vijay-St. John's Medical College, India

Christy Vijay

Insulin is crucial for the normal carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism in the body. The deficiency of this hormone leads to a metabolic disorder known as diabetes mellitus. There has been an increase push for early initiation of insulin in recurring diabetes care. Insulin remedy provides with many challenges due to the complexities associated with use. Insufficient know-how of its use can bring about preventable complications, adverse affected person outcome, negative adherence to remedy and invariably terrible glycemic control. Our assignment is aimed at determining the extent of recognition some of the insulin taking populations both urban and rural about insulin and the strategies of insulin administration, storage and disposal. This observe become a cross-sectional look at and the examiner members had been 100 sufferers coming to St. Johns’ Medical College Hospital both inpatients and outpatients. A self-administered standardized questionnaire was used to gather the data. The device assessed understanding on administration, storage, usage and disposal of insulin. Our study covered a total of 100 patients of which 59 have been males and forty one females. The members were sufferers/ attendees that have been present in a tertiary care medical institution in Bangalore, India. The majority of the populace belongs to a city/ peri city background. Majority of our contributors 57 (57%) have been observed to have inadequate practice when in comparison to people who had adequate.

Published Date: 2020-03-01;