PREVALANCE OF MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS OF POORLY CONTROLLED TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS WITH HBA1C LEVELS >9 IN PATIENTS ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health problem and India is considered as “DiabetesCapital of India”. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes andthe load of microvascular and macrovascular complications is considerable amongType 2 DM patients. Microvascular complications include Retinopathy, Nephropathyand Neuropathy. This study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital amonguncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with HbA1C >9% to assess theprevalence of microvascular complications and to emphasize clinical examination as atool for screening for early diagnosis and treatment to improve quality of life ofpatient. It was observed that prevalence of complications was 77.31%. Neuropathywas the most common complication followed by Retinopathy. It was further observedthat severity of neuropathy increases as the duration of diabetes mellitus increasesfrom the time of diagnosis