Abstract

DIABETES INDUCED MEMORY LOSS, AN ALARMING ISSUE: EVALUATION OF ITS PREVALENCE AND OTHER COMORBID DISEASE

Maria Ayub*, Hina Liaquat, Ammara Nina Hanif, Bushra Jawed, Ayesha Younas

ABSTRACT

A metabolic disorder Diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia, involved multiple causes which promote to nonstandard metabolism of fats, proteins & carbohydrates. It can the basis of the damaging of diverse organs resultant dysfunction & may accountable for serious complications like neuropathy, CVS problem, renal impairment & dementia. The objective of the study is to find out the possible co morbidity with diabetes in Pakistan. The study designed basically comprised of questions circulated up to 100 patients from community to rule out the possible co morbities after diabetes. Nearly effect of memory loss is found patients with age group of 15 – 30y is negligible in females while in males up to 6%, patients with the age group of 31 – 44 is found 3% in females & 15% in males & patients with age group 45 above is found to be 68% in females while 79% in males. Other co morbities found in patients with the age group of 15 – 30y in female & male is 19%, patients with the age group of 31 – 44y in both male & female is 24% & patients with the age group of 45 above is 57% in both sex. By careful observations it is found that memory loss is grand risk in patients with diabetes & may lead to accountable for furthermore serious complication like CVS, renal failure, brain problem. Careful consideration & development of appropriate treatment by health facilitator is needed.

Keywords: Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Dementia, Neuropathy, Diabetes mellitus.