A Study of Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and its Risk Factors in the Urban Slum Population of Gurugram Jain Abhinav1, Anand Bhupinder Kaur2,*, Marwaha MPS3, Srivastava Salil Kumar4, Chaudhary Archana5, Jaiswal Sapna6 1PG Student, Department of Community Medicine, SGT Medical College, Gurugram 2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SGT Medical College, Gurugram 3Classified Specialist, Aviation Medicine, Air Force Central Medical Establishment, New Delhi 4Professor & HOD, Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Badaun, U.P. 5Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, SGT University, Gurugram 6Tutor, Department of Biochemistry, Ram Manohar Lohia, Lucknow *Corresponding Author: -Dr. Bhupinder Kaur Anand: Professor, Department of Community Medicine ADRESS: SGT Medical College, Gurugram, EMAIL ID: dr.medical.123@gmail.com
Online published on 6 April, 2019. Abstract Introduction Diabetes is a chronic disease marked by higher level of blood glucose from defects in insulin production, insulin action or both. According to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, India, with 32 million diabetic individuals in 2000, currently has the highest incidence of diabetes worldwide; these numbers are predicted to increase to 80 million by the year 2030 and this has given the country the distinction of being the “Diabetic capital” of the world. Methodology The study was carried out in the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical &Health Sciences, SGT University. A through general examination, weight, height and BP measurement and blood glucose estimation was done. The filling of schedule was done in each household as per the following study tool. So, finally 420 subjects were included in this study. Result The study “A study of prevalence of Diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in the Urban slum population of Gurugram was a community based cross-sectional study in urban slums of Gurgaon. Total 420 adults were selected for this study and were assessed for the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors by using a pre-designed, pre-tested, semi-structured schedule. Conclusion There is an urgent need to implement prevention strategies for diabetes mellitus that are geared towards adoption of healthy lifestyle measures that prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Top Keywords Diabetes mellitus, blood glucose. Top |