Abstract

EVALUATION OF STANDARD TREATMENT PROTOCOLS OF DIABETESMELLITUS IN A PRIVATE TEACHING HOSPITAL MIRPUR AJK

Sarwat Shaheen*, Anam Sana, Habib Ur Rehman, Asif Mehmood Hashmi, Muhammad Taufiq Ahmad and Nargus Rehman

ABSTRACT

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevation of blood glucose by a relative absolute deficiency of insulin. This report is based on clinical pharmacy clerkship conducted during March to August 2014 in Medical ward of MUHAMMADI TEACHING HOSPITAL MirpurAzad Kashmir. The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment protocols of diabetes. Data of 100patients suffering from NIDDM was collected and following parameters including patient demographics, onset of disease, disease medication history, concurrent diseases and possible complications of diabetes, management plan and treatment outcomes were monitored and compared to standard guidelines. Special area of focus was the standard treatment for the management of DM, and the most frequently used combination of two or more oral antidiabaetic agents, insulin and oral anti diabetic agents.

Keywords: DM: Diabetes mellitus, NIIDM: Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.