Romanian Medical Journal (Mar 2023)
Diabetes mellitus in the Internal Medicine Department of the Regional Hospital in Peja, January-December 2021
Abstract
Diabetes is a relatively common disease that affects 2-4% of the US population. This disease develops due to lack of insulin and presents with chronic disorders of carbohydrate metabolism as well as fat and protein metabolism. Aims. To present the number of cases that have been affected by diabetes mellitus in the region of Peja in the period January to December 2021 compared with the number of diabetes in people with COVID-19 in the same ward. Material and methods. The descriptive component of the epidemiological method from the retrospective aspect was used. Results. A total of 500 patients with diabetes were admitted to the Internal Medicine ward of the Peja Regional Hospital (200 were with COVID-19), and 62 patients were registered in this ward for obtaining diabetes booklets who entered insulin for the first time (a total of 562 patients). From January to December, 2021, 99 patients with diabetes were presented for the first time, out of these 60 were with COVID-19 who hope that after 1-3 months they will not have diabetes and we are in contact, we are following them, as well as 39 patients who did not have COVID-19 are first-time diabetics. From January to September, 374 patients were treated in the Internal Medicine. Conclusions. Based on the inclusion of this disease in the Peja Region, the data will serve us to take measures to prevent DM starting with patient education and to recommend preventive measures.
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