Glycemic Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Objective: To determine the frequency of use of HbAlc level as an indicator for type 2 diabetes control and to identify the Glycaemia control among type 2diabetic patients. Design: A retrospective study. Setting: Dair Health Center. Method: Medical records of all diabetic patients were reviewed for having a test result of HBAlc and for the average level of this test from first of January till the end of December 2004. The time of record review was from first of April 2005 till the end of May 2005. Result: Among 383 type 2 diabetic patients treated at Dair Health Center during 2004, only 178 cases (46.5%) had HBAlc test. Out of these, twenty cases (11.2%) had an HBAlc level of 7% and below. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean of HBAlc for males and females. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean of HBAlc and the type of treatment. Conclusion: HBAlc was underused as an indicator for diabetic control in Dair health center. Furthermore, more stress on strict Glycemic control needs to be emphasized.