Assessing Knowledge of Hypoglycemia Symptoms among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Using Insulin, Khartoum, Sudan - Pharmacology & Pharmacy

PP > Vol.10 No.1, January 2019

Assessing Knowledge of Hypoglycemia Symptoms among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Using Insulin, Khartoum, Sudan ()

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DOI: 10.4236/pp.2019.101003 1,749 Downloads 3,725 Views Citations

Author(s)

Abdelhaleem Mustafa Madani¹, Asma Noureldaim Mahmoud², Hisham Mohammed Abdelrahim³, Tarig Mohammed El-Hadiyah⁴, Abubakr Khidir Yousif⁵

Affiliation(s)

¹Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.
²Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.
³University of National Ribat, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁴Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁵Ministry of Health, Wadmadani City, Sudan.

ABSTRACT

Background: Hypoglycemia is a traumatic dilemma that has a critical impact on not only the patient’s quality of life but also their families and communities. Improving Patient’s awareness and knowledge regarding hypoglycemia symptoms is crucial to avoid serious implications like loss of consciousness and even death. Objective: This study aimed to assess patients’ knowledge of hypoglycemia symptoms and source of diabetes information among insulin users type 2 diabetes. Methods: A single centre, hospital-based, analytical, and cross-sectional study was carried out among diabetic patients using insulin attended to Ribat University Hospital Diabetes Clinic (RUHDC), Khartoum State, Sudan during a period of study. A validated questionnaire was used to obtain socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and the patients’ knowledge regarding hypoglycemia symptoms was assessed whether good, medium or poor. Data were analyzed, using (SPSS). Descriptive (frequencies) and inferential statistics (association used chi-square) were used at a level of confidence p ≤ 0.05. Results: A majority of patients (52%) had poor knowledge of hypoglycemia symptoms and the common symptoms known to patients were hands tremor (67.2%), blurred vision (52.8%) and sweating (65.6%). No associations were found among hypoglycemia symptoms knowledge, socio-demographic and diabetes duration. Only (25.6%) had regular visiting to educating center and physicians were the major source of diabetes knowledge (74.4%). Conclusion: This study proved low patients hypoglycemia symptoms knowledge and physician were the main sources of information about diabetes at RUHDC. Further ideas are required in collaboration and integrated approach to filling the gap of patients’ awareness and multidisciplinary team in diabetes management.

KEYWORDS

Hypoglycemia Symptoms, Knowledge, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin-Users, Sudan

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Madani, A. , Mahmoud, A. , Abdelrahim, H. , El-Hadiyah, T. and Yousif, A. (2019) Assessing Knowledge of Hypoglycemia Symptoms among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Using Insulin, Khartoum, Sudan. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 10, 21-30. doi: 10.4236/pp.2019.101003.

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