DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY

TO FIND OUT THE FREQUENCY OF HYPOGLYCEMIA IN THESE PATIENTS

Abstract

Objectives: To find out the frequency of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetic
nephropathy. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Emergency department and
department of medicine Liaquat university Hospital Hyd/ Jamshoro. Study Period: One year
from 01-03-2009 to 28-02-2010. Methodology: Two hundred cases of diabetic nephropathy on
the basis of symptoms and signs of hypoglycemia were selected in this study. Results: Out of
200 patients, 102(51%) were males and 98(49%) were females, 10.5% had type-1 diabetes and
89.5% had type-2 diabetes. Most of the patients belonged to 60 to 75 years of age. The average
duration of diabetes was 12.20 ± 6.14 years. Out of 23 hypoglycemic patients, 5 (21.7%)
had type-1 diabetes in which 4 were male and one was female while 18 (78.3%) had type-2
diabetes in which 10 were male and 8 were female patients. Conclusion: It was observed that
hypoglycemia