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Table 2 Patterns of glycaemic management among diabetic patients at JUSH, November 2009

From: Assessment of quality of care given to diabetic patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital diabetes follow-up clinic, Jimma, Ethiopia

Glycemic managements

Type 1 DM

Type 2 DM

Total

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

Initial management

      

   MNT

4

3.4

14

6.6

18

5.5

   OGLA

15

12.8

188

88.7

203

61.7

   Insulin

98

83.8

9

4.2

107

32.5

   Herbal treatment

0

0.0

1

0.5

1

0.3

Current management

      

   MNT alone

0

0

1

0.5

1

0.3

   Insulin alone

109

93.2

61

28.8

170

51.7

   Insulin and OGLA

7

6.0

6

2.8

13

4.0

   Single OGLA

0

0.0

69

32.5

69

21.0

   Combination OGLA

1

0.8

75

35.4

76

23.1

Initiation of pharmacologic treatment

      

   At the time of diagnosis

112

95.7

184

86.8

296

90.0

   Later on

5

4.3

28

13.2

33

10.0

FBS (mg/dl)

      

   < 70

0

0.0

2

1.0

2

0.6

   70-130

24

22.4

58

28.3

82

26.3

   > 130

83

77.6

145

70.7

228

73.1

Doses of drugs (mean ± SD)

      

   Insuline - IU

52.4 ± 20.1

45.0 ± 15.8

49.7 ± 19.0

   Glibenclamide - mg/dl

20.0 ± 0

15.2 ± 6.5

15.3 ± 6.5

   Metformine- mg/dl

625.0 ± 231.5

882.0 ± 406.1

860.8 ± 400.1

  1. MNT - medical nutritional therapy, OGLA -oral glucose lowering agent, FBS - fasting blood sugar