Open AccessDIABETES MELLITUS
Author(s) -
Munir Ahmed,
Shamin Munir
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.08.1160
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , group b , analysis of variance , physical therapy , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Objective: This study was done to find HbA1c levels in diabetes mellitus (DM)patients presenting at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta and observe the effects ofantihyperglycemic treatment and physical exercise on HbA1c level. Study design: A crosssectional comparative study. Patients and methods: One hundred (100) patients were selectedfrom Bolan Medical complex Hospital Quetta. Patients were divided in three groups. Group Aincluded the patients who were on antihyperglycemic drugs, following dietary restrictions anddoing physical exercises. Group B included patients who were on antihyperglycemic drugsfollowing dietary restrictions but not doing physical exercises. Group C included the patientswho were not using any antihyperglycemic drug, not following dietary restriction and not doingany physical exercise. HbA1c of all patients was determined, data was analyzed using SPSS.Anova was applied. Results: HbA1c of group A was higher than group B and group C. HbA1cof group B was higher than group C. Conclusions: HbA1c is a valuable test for monitoringglucose control over extended period of time and plays role in taking measures to avoiddiabetes mellitus complications, therefore it should be tested regularly.