4
Share
Contribute

Diabetes and pre-diabetes – call for preventive action

Topic details

More than 1,000 Bialystok residents were surveyed as part of the Bialystok PLUS population-based study. Medical history data indicated that 75 patients had diabetes mellitus, representing 7.14% of the study population. On the basis of laboratory tests, we found that pre-diabetic status was present in 410 individuals (approximately 40%). We identified a population group without abnormal glucose metabolism, which accounted for 47.1% (n = 495). Participants with abnormal fasting glucose (IFG) accounted for 22.93% (n = 241) and those with abnormal glucose tolerance (IGT) for 6.1% (n = 169). Among these patients, we detected 104 patients with both IGT and IFG (25.37% of all prediabetics). Furthermore, we showed that 6.76% (n = 71) were diagnosed with diabetes for the first time in our study after performing an oral glucose load test (OGTT). Of this group, 62% (n = 44) had a fasting glucose below 126 mg/dl, suggesting that the OGTT should be performed routinely for the diagnosis of glucose metabolism disorders. As many as 146 (13.8%) of the total study population were found to have diabetes.

We have prepared an information booklet summarising the most important issues to look out for in diabetes prevention...

Attachments
Comments (0)
pawelsowa
Facilitator
Created
Valid until
1 year ago
-
Following
Contributing
0
0
Language
Polish
Stakeholder group
Not specified
Source
Not specified