Translational Medicine
Open Access

Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Publications

• Research Article   
  High prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in asymptomatic patients attending an endocrine clinic in a tertiary care institute in Colombo
  Author(s): Ishara Ranathunga*
  
  Background: The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes has risen exponentially in the recent past. Though the symptomatic patients frequently undergo testing for the diagnosis of the disease, asymptomatic individuals are not routinely subjected to diagnostic testing. Thus, data on asymptomatic people are still lacking. We have studied the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in asymptomatic subjects attending the Endocrinology clinic in a tertiary care institute in Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from January 2020 to August 2020 at the endocrinology unit of the national hospital of Sri Lanka. Systematic sampling was done recruiting non diabetic patients aged more than 40 years, attending the clinic for other endocrine diseases. After obtaining informed written consent, the data was.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-1025.22.12.270

  Abstract HTML PDF