Diabetes is poorly controlled in India: Study

Diabetes is still poorly controlled in India, according to interim results of an International Diabetes Management Practices Study.

The study showed that patients with type one diabetes were poorly controlled (in terms of HbA1C), a test to find the average blood glucose levels over a period of 2-3 months, and fasting plasma glucose test, one of the reasons being inadequate monitoring and improper management of their conditions, a release said here.

The two-part multinational, multi-centre, observational study, is a five-year survey documenting changes in diabetes practice in developing regions.

Sponsored by a leading global pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis group, the study was carried out in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Latin America.

It covered 11,800 persons, including 1,755 Indians. Of these 1,898 were type one diabetes and 9,901 were type two diabetes patients.

The findings reiterated that improvement of education and commitment of both patients and care providers was necessary to achieve a more interactive and effective method of care to these diabetic patients, it said.