Health Condition 1: null- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Colour coded diabetic control monitoring charts: The chart will depict the current glycemic control status of the patient and will classify patients into â??good controlâ?? (GRBS 140)-G
Sponsors
St Johns Medical College Research Society
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Patients who are currently treated with a single or combination of injectable /oral anti diabetic drugs with or without insulin therapy 3. Patients aged more than or equal to 60 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with type 1 diabetes 2. Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and/or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state 3. Patients who are severely ill
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effectiveness of color coded diabetic control monitoring charts on glycemic control among elderly diabetics attending outreach geriatric clinics through mean HbA1C value difference(before and after)Timepoint: Baseline blood sample will be collected for HbA1C at the commencement of the study and after one year to evaluate the effectiveness of chart | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean difference in the Glycosylated Random Blood Sugar (GRBS)valuesTimepoint: Monthly GRBS monitoring of the patients for one year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Neethu George
St Johns Medical College
Outcome results
None listed