Prevalence Of Insulin Use Among Completely Edentulous PatientsA Hospital Based Retrospective Study

The term diabetes means a combination of genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorders in which the glucose intolerance is seen. There are two major variants of diabetes which are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is seen predominantly all around the world. The study was done under a university setting. The sample collection was done from june 2019- april 2020. The inclusion criteria included completely edentulous patients with insulin and other medication for diabetes. The data were further analyzed and the corresponding results were concluded. Males showed high prevalence of diabetes medication (51.6%) and females (48.4%). Metformin was seen in increased numbers 8% than insulin 3%. And most of the patients 77.4% were under medication but were not aware of the medication. With in the limits of the study we conclude that more prevalence of diabetic medication was seen in male. Metformin was seen most predominant in both males and females But there also lies a major number of people who aren't aware of the name of their medicatio