Table 6 Clinical follow-up patterns of diabetic patients at JUSH, November 2009
Characteristics | Frequency | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Physical examination | ||
Weight measurements during the last 3 visits | 224 | 68.1 |
Evaluation for DM neuropathy | 31 | 9.4 |
Diabetic eye evaluation ever | 141 | 42.9 |
Recent finding of eye evaluation | ||
Normal | 36 | 25.5 |
Cataract/glaucoma | 14 | 9.9 |
Diabetic retinopathy | 26 | 18.4 |
No documentation | 65 | 46.1 |
Investigation over the last 5 years | ||
RFT | 97 | 29.5 |
Urinalysis | 216 | 65.6 |
Lipid profile | 16 | 4.9 |
ECG | 13 | 4.0 |
Echocardiography | 9 | 2.7 |
Ultrasound of the kidneys | 13 | 4.0 |
Treatments to prevent complications | ||
Aspirin | 46 | 14.0 |
Lipid lowering drugs | 9 | 2.7 |
DM related admissions during the last year | 39 | 10.9 |
DKA | 28 | 71.8 |
Hypoglycemia | 2 | 5.1 |
Ulcer or gangrene of extremities | 5 | 12.8 |
Stroke | 2 | 5.1 |
Other | 2 | 5.1 |
Documented complications | 108 | 32.8 |
DKA | 44 | 40.7 |
Peripheral neuropathy | 27 | 25.0 |
Diabetic retinopathy | 25 | 23.1 |
Diabetic foot ulcer | 11 | 10.2 |
Stroke/IHD | 12 | 11.1 |
Others | 7 | 6.5 |
Current symptoms | 247 | 75.1 |
Blurring of vision | 106 | 32.2 |
Numbness | 100 | 30.4 |
Polysymptoms | 74 | 22.5 |
Easy fatigability | 71 | 21.6 |
Breathlessness/Chest pain/Body swelling | 51 | 15.5 |
Foot ulcer/delayed wound healing | 22 | 6.7 |
Impotence | 15 | 4.6 |
Others | 21 | 6.4 |