Open Access<p>Acute Complications of Diabetes and its Predictors among Adult Diabetic Patients at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Getandale Zeleke Negera,
Belachew Weldegebriel,
Ginenus Fekadu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s249163
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , logistic regression , diabetic ketoacidosis , ketoacidosis , insulin , type 2 diabetes , comorbidity , hypoglycemia , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impairment in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. It is responsible for a wide range of acute and chronic complications. In this study, we aimed to assess acute complications of diabetes and its predictors among adult DM patients at Jimma Medical Center (JMC), southwest Ethiopia.