PREVALENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS CARE AT THE HOSPITAL GENERAL DO BENGUELA - ANGOLA DURING THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER 2018 TO OCTOBER 2019.

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disorder of multiple etiology characterized by impaired glucose metabolism, resulting in chronic hyperglycemia, due to an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin secretion and/or reduction of its biological efficacy. In the last decades, DM has become a serious and growing public health problem worldwide due to the increase in its prevalence, morbidity and mortality. From an epidemiological point of view, it is one of the most frequent metabolic syndromes. Objective : The present study evaluated the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at the General Hospital of Benguela. Materials and Methods: For data collection, we used a questionnaire including risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, knowledge of the disease, and a scale to check the weight, register book of the Clinical Analysis Laboratory (LAC) to obtain the data. results of blood glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol. Result and Discussion: The most relevant result of this work was observed in October 2019, by the number of patients who visited the Laboratory to take exams, we look at the number of patients (n= 923) and with 275 cases of diabetes diagnosed in this month .