Endocrine Abstracts

Actuality: Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century. Each year more and more people live with this condition, which can result in life-changing complications. In addition to the 415 million adults who are estimated to currently have diabetes, there are 318 million adults with impaired glucose tolerance, which puts them at high risk of developing the disease in the future (International Diabetes Federation, 2015). The prevalence of patients with diabetes, consisting in dispensary registration in the Regional Endocrinology Dispensaries for the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2011 amounted to 128968 patients, whereas by 2015 this indicator increased to 169002. In prospective observational studies of FinnDiane, Verona Diabetes Study, increased variability in HbA1C and glycemia was associated with cardiovascular complications. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death among people with diabetes, in particular, coronary artery disease (CAD).

The aim of the study: Assessment CVD awareness and knowledge among people living with diabetes and understanding people living with this disease.

Materials and methods: We have surveyed 45 adults with diabetes. 24 of them were male compared to 21 female aging from 40 to above 70 years old. Questionary had following 6 sections with 17 questions. Some of the questions had sub questions as well.

Results: From our research we found out that patients estimate their level of risk for cardiovascular disease as following: 20% - Low, 33.3% - Below average, 6.7% - Average, 26.7% - Above average, 13.3% - High. Moreover, we have found out that most of the patients learnt the risk for CVD several years after they have been diagnosed with diabetes. Where other options of replies were significantly lower such as: Before type 2 diabetes diagnosis – 20%, At the time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis – 6.7%, Soon after type 2 diabetes diagnosis – 20%, After several years of type 2 diabetes diagnosis – 40%, When I was diagnosed with CVD – 6.7%.

Conclusion: 1 in 3 respondents living with diabetes consider their risk of CVD to be low. Nevertheless, diabetes in anamnesis is already a high risk of the CVD development.

40% of respondents had received information on CVD several years following their diabetes diagnosis.

All of the respondents had discussed their type 2 diabetes and CVD risk with a healthcare professional. However, all of the patients already had CVD with diabetes at the time of the survey.