MONITORING DIABETES PATIENTS RECEIVING TUBERCULOSIS THERAPY
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Keywords
Diabetes Mellitus, Tuberculosis, mental health, quality of life
Abstract
Background: The worldwide disease landscape has changed dramatically, with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) rising at the same time that communicable illnesses (CDs) have been declining. This change has resulted in a rivalry between proponents of NCDs, such as diabetic mellitus and cardiovascular disease, and CDs, like tuberculosis (TB), for policy attention and resources. Currently 9.6 million new cases of tuberculosis are recorded annually worldwide. Approximately one million of these cases also have a diabetes, underscoring the overlap and increased public health burden caused by the coexisting of these two diseases.
Objective: To monitor diabetes patients receiving tuberculosis treatment, both during and after therapy.
Study design: A cross-sectional study
Place and Duration: This study was conducted in Chandka Medical College SMBBMU Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan from June 2023 to June 2024.
Methodology: Participants in the study were recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and TB. People with extrapulmonary TB, widely drug-resistant TB, and multidrug-resistant TB were not included in this study. Every TB patient in the TB unit had their blood sugar levels tested for diabetes, which began with a random test and continued with postprandial plasma glucose and fasting blood glucose tests. Pretested, semi-structured questionnaires covering TB and DM, treatment results, sociodemographic, and quality of life were used to gather data.
Results: A total of 100 cases were enrolled in the study, with a 3:1 male to female ratio. The majority of cases came from urban slum areas and were mostly in the 51–60 age range. The present study found that at the conclusion of treatment and in between sessions, there was a statistically significant improvement in mental health symptoms.
Conclusion: Treatment results and quality of life are improved when diabetes and tuberculosis are mutually managed
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Aroon Kumar
MBBS, MD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Baylor College of Medicine, Chandka Medical College SMBBMU Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
Simran Kumari
MBBS, MD, Chandka Medical College SMBBMU Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
Deepika Kumari Kataria
MBBS, MD, Chandka Medical College SMBBMU Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
FNU Reya
MBBS,MD, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan.
Chander Khatri
MBBS, MD, Chandka Medical College, Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
FNU Saloni
6MBBS, Chandka Medical College SMBBMU Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Kiran Kumari
MBBS, MD, LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan