Clinical profile trial of patients cared with diabetes mellitus type 2 in a reversion program

Abstract

a Internist, specialist in nutrition, diabetes and metabolism. b Epidemiologist. Cite as: Eymard Torres, Helbert Arévalo, Idania Suarez, Narelcy Vega. Clinical profile of patients cared for type 2 diabetes in a reversion program. ABSTRACT Diabetes is a chronic disease, where the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or is not used effectively, when not controlled, it can damage many organs. The objective was to describe the clinical profile of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We conducted a descriptive, observational, retrospective study between January and December 2019 in the area of consultation specialized in Integral Medicine IPS (Cartagena, Colombia). Of the 23 patients studied, 47.8% were women and 52% were men. 39.1% of the population were between 50 and 59 years old, and 26.1% were overweight. It is concluded that, most diabetic patients have a good control of their disease. However, they have a high comorbidity and a high risk of Chronic Renal Disease and a high percentage of patients whose life expectancy does not exceed 10 years, according to the Charlson Index.