Raja Selvarajan,
Corona Healthcare, India
Title: Increasing incidence of impaired glucose tolerance in young females with unearthed PCOD: An observational study
Biography
Biography: Raja Selvarajan,
Abstract
Background: Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed diabetes continues to be a global burden on society, governments, HCPs, adding to this has been an alarming rise in the incidence of diabetes in young. Many young females with PCOS are unaware of their dysglycemic status. We conducted a screening study to study the prevalence of dysglycemia in young, in and around our clinic with an urban population visitation in Bangalore. Material and Methods: We prospectively conducted an observational study on 1056 outpatient subjects of both sexes who visited our screening events conducted by Corona Sugars. The age range of the cohort was 18-65 years. A detailed clinical history including family history of Diabetes, Hypertension, smoking /alcohol intake, Occupation status were recorded. Random blood sugars of patients who had not measured their blood glucose levels for at least one year and their anthropometric data were measured.
Results: In our study, out of 1056 screened the prevalence of women with impaired glucose tolerance was 461. 51% of them were under the age of 40 and 29% amongst them had PCOD.
Conclusion: Our study showed an increasing burden of undiagnosed DM in all age groups, especially in young (18-40), which is alarming. In young females, PCOS was the probable contributing factor for the development of T2DM along with faulty lifestyle, sedentary extended working hours and urban lifestyle. Early identification of PCOS with dysglycemia, would help to prevent/ delay onset of Diabetes and its related complications.