Article Published In Vol.4 (Nov-Dec-2016)

Prescribing Pattern and Glycemic Control of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Author : Yaseen Abdalla Ahmed, Mustafa Mubarak Mustafa, Abdelgader Mohammed Eltayeb, Mohammed Osman Ibrahim, Moataz Mohammed Ali and Eltayeb Mohammed Eltayeb

A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in order to assess the prescription pattern of oral anti diabetic drugs and glycemic control of type 2 diabetic patients in rural area. This study was performed among 38 diabetic patients who randomly visited Elgabrab Medical Center. In this study age of the patients was 55.44 ±15.53 years. There were 12 (31.6 %) male patients and 26 (68.4%) female patients. The weight of the patients was 67.4 ± 10.4 kilogram. The study resulted that (65.78 %) of patients who visited the centre had poor glycemic control.

Keywords: Glycemic Control, Type 2 Diabetes, Prescribing Pattern, Elgabrab, Diabetic Patient, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Anti- diabetic Agent, Age, Gender, treatment.