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Mumbai: 80% diabetics don't know normal blood sugar levels

Rohit Shishodia
A whopping 79.4% patients living with diabetes in Mumbai do not know the normal range of blood sugar levels, reveals a recently concluded survey conducted by Gadge’s Diabetes Care Centre. The data has exposed that people, even after suffering from diabetes, do not take the disease seriously.

The survey was conducted on 1683 patients, including 891 females and 792 males, with two years history of type 2 diabetes. The survey was done on the age group of 18-75 years from June 2019 to October 2019.

The objective of the survey was to understand how many people are aware of diabetes, its risk factors, Hba1c level, and its normal range in the financial capital of India.

According to the study, the majority (65%) of the participants did not know what type 2 diabetes is nor were they acquainted with the causes or risk factors associated with it.

Dr Pradeep Gadge, a Mumbai based diabetologist, said, “The findings of the study were mindboggling. According to the study, the majority (65%) of the participants did not know what diabetes is and were unaware of the causes or risk factors associated with it.”

He added, “More than three fourth (79.4%) of the participants did not know what should be the normal range of blood sugar levels. Of the 1683 patients, only 590 participants (16.5%) knew what is Hba1c and its normal range. Our study shows that the majority of participants have poor knowledge of several aspects of the condition including its causes, complications, management, and prevention.”

This study also revealed that the percentage of women, the backbone of a family, being diagnosed with diabetes is higher than men. “Family support in diabetes care is vital and can help improve the health outcomes. There is an urgent need to raise the level of awareness of this silent but deadly condition, and adhere to lifestyle modifications like healthy eating and exercising. If we truly want to change the scenario, diabetes education is imperative,” concluded Dr. Gadge.


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