Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2015 Aug;9(8):FC01-3.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/13391.6290. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

Prediabetes Awareness and Practice Among Indian Doctors- A Cross-sectional Study

Asha Basavareddy  1 , Ashwitha Shruti Dass  2 , Sarala Narayana  3
Affiliations

Prediabetes Awareness and Practice Among Indian Doctors- A Cross-sectional Study

Asha Basavareddy et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Introduction: Prediabetes is an intermediate state between diabetes and normoglycaemia, where the glucose levels are higher than normal but not significant to be diagnosed as diabetes mellitus. Guidelines from various associations suggest different types of management in this situation.

Objective: To assess knowledge and attitude of the doctors regarding prediabetes using questionnaire.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire based study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice among doctors regarding prediabetes treatment. One hundred twenty two (of 150) filled questionnaires were received from general practitioners, post graduates (PGs), physicians and super specialists in and around Kolar and Bangalore. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and expressed as percentage.

Results: A total of 81.3% responded to the questionnaire, of which 14 were general practitioners (MBBS), 48 PGs in General Medicine, 46 physicians (MD General Medicine), and 14 super specialists (DM). Knowledge response was 85.7% (definition - 100%, prevalence - 50.8%, approved drug- 45.2%, progression- 86.2%). Screening for prediabetes was done by 71% of the general practitioners and physicians, but specialists would screen all. 100% general practitioners, 97.9% post graduates, 91.3% of physicians and 64.2 % specialist preferred diet and exercise and rest of them opted for oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) along with diet and exercise, but none of the doctors considered OAD alone for prediabetes. Among OADs metformin (77.45%) was the most preferred followed by voglibose (20.6%) and sitagliptin (1.9%).

Conclusion: All doctors had awareness of prediabetes and most of them would regularly screen and treat prediabetes. Majority considered diet and exercise as first modality of treatment. The OAD opted commonly was metformin.

Keywords: Metformin; Normoglycaemia; Voglibose.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

[Table/Fig-3]:
[Table/Fig-3]:
Preferred modality of treatment of prediabetes among doctors
[Table/Fig-4]:
[Table/Fig-4]:
Preferred OAD among doctors for the treatment of prediabetes
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Unwin N, Whiting D, Guariguata L, Ghyoot G, Gan D. Diabetes Atlas. 5th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation; 2011.
    1. The International Expert report. International Expert Committee Report on the role of the A1c assay in the diagnosis of diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2009;32(7):1327–34. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Markin B, Michael B. Prediabetes and Diabetes prevention. Med Clin North Am. 2011;95(2):289–90. - PubMed
    1. Ryuzo K, Naoko T, Yasuhiko I, Atsunori K, Kazuaki S, Kohei K. Voglibose for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized, double blind trial in Japanese individuals with impaired glucose tolerance. Lancet. 2009;373(9675):1607–13. - PubMed
    1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes. Diabetes care. 2011;34(1):11–61. - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources