Vanishree Shriraam|Shriraam Mahadevan|M Anitharani|Nalini Sirala Jagadeesh|Sreelekha Bhaskara Kurup|T A Vidya|Krishna G Seshadri
Knowledge of hypoglycemia and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
hypoglycemia rate limiting complication attainment strict glycemic control diabetes management study intended study knowledge symptoms target blood levels treatment ways prevention among type 2 diabetes patients attending outpatient department opd medical college hospitalevery fifth patient attending opd 4 months march june 2013 interviewed using questionnairethe study included 366 type 2 diabetic patients 765 females target fasting postprandial blood glucose levels treatment known 135 369 126 344 patients respectively common symptoms hypoglycemia known study subjects dizziness 814 weakness 738 drowsiness 721 overall 242 661 diabetic patients good knowledge hypoglycemia knowledge least three symptoms hypoglycemia together least one precipitating factor least one remedial measure higher age illiteracy low socioeconomic status associated poor knowledge whereas treatment insulin along oral hypoglycemic agents associated good knowledge hypoglycemia sex duration disease associated knowledge hypoglycemiaalthough knowledge symptoms hypoglycemia precipitating factors remedial measures high study target blood levels complications known third knowledge gap important aspects hypoglycemia among type 2 diabetic patients