Quantifying the incidence of infectious diseases and assessment of prescription pattern of antibiotics in diabetic patients at a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Background: Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized byhyperglycaemia. It happens when your body doesn't process insulin effectively or when your pancreas doesn't produce any insulin at all.Infections are common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. Diabetes confers an increased risk of developing and dying from an infectious disease. Diabetes seems to increase the incidence and severity of many common infections, especially those caused by bacteria,virus and fungi, and for some infections there is evidence that hyperglycaemia and  hypoglycaemia control correlate with infection risk and outcome.  Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of infectious diseases & Prescription pattern of antibiotics in the diabetic patients. Methodology: In our study the main outcome is to identify the incidence of infectious diseases in patients with diabetes and assessing their prescription pattern of antibiotics. Results & Discussion: We have used different variables such as age, gender, duration of antibiotics, GRBS, HbA1C as risk factors for infections in diabetic patients and evaluated their prescription pattern of antibiotics. In this study we have followed the Pearson correlation and regression analysis and based on the different variables relationship the final outcome is positive. our secondary outcome is to educate patients regarding lifestyle modifications and encourage early medical consultation. Conclusion: Apart from medical screening, Educating the patients regarding  Lifestyle modifications and diabetes related infections may aid to  control the occurrence of infections in Diabetes patients.