Self-Care Practices among Diabetic Patients in Anand District of Gujarat
Table 3
Diabetic profile of the study participants.
Item
Value
Mean duration of diabetes in years (95% C.I.)
8.75 (7.18–10.31)
History of diabetes in first degree relatives
Present
44
Absent
56
Other coexisting illnesses
Hypertension (%)
45 (40.5)
Ischemic heart disease (%)
10 (9)
Osteoarthritis (%)
2 (1.8)
Others (%) (polio, thyroid)
2 (1.8)
None (%)
52 (46.9)
Qualification of the doctor being consulted
MBBS—general practitioner
27
MD—physician
67
Endocrinologist/diabetologist
1
Ayurvedic—practitioner
1
Homeopathy—practitioner
1
Other
3
Type of treatment facility being consulted
Private practitioner/clinic
71
Multispecialty hospital
0
Medical college hospital
9
Government hospital-PHC/CHC/district hospital
2
UHTC
10
RHTC
3
Other
5
Type of treatment being undertaken
Oral drugs prescribed by a physician (%)
94 (87)
Insulin (%)
6 (5.6)
Ayurvedic medicines (%)
8 (7.4)
Homeopathic medicines (%)
0
Others (%)
0
History of complications*
Eye
Present (doctor said that eyes have been affected)
6
Not tested
61
Kidney
0
Cardiovascular
30
Cerebrovascular
11
Glycemic control$
Controlled (%)
40
Not controlled (%)
52
Not available
8
PHC: Primary Health Center; CHC: Community Health Center; UHTC: Urban Health Training Center; RHTC: Rural Health Training Center.
*As per the history given by the patient—patient self-report. $Glycemic control: when the information obtained for glucose control satisfied all of the three criteria, that is, FBS < 126 mg/dL, PP2BS < 180 mg/dL, RBS < 200 mg/dL, and Hba1c < 7 gm%, it would be considered as “controlled.” If any one of the criteria is not met, it would be considered as “not controlled.”
