AS CONDIÇÕES CLÍNICAS DE MULHERES COM DIABETES TIPO 2: AVALIANDO PARA PREVENIR AGRAVOS

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by inadequate control of blood glucose levels, mainly a chronic state of hyperglycemia, caused by different pathogenic processes, leading to complications of the DM nervous system including axonopathies, neurodegenerative diseases, neurovascular diseases and general cognitive impairment. Objective: To evaluate the clinical complications of type 2 diabetes in women. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, prevalence study. Two groups of women were used, where all women were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and aged between 40 and 60 years, with oral treatment - G1 and treatment with insulin therapy - G2, both provided by the public network (SUS). To compare the variables studied, the Mann-Whintney method was used, adopting a significance level of less than 5% (p, value 0.05). Results: The proportion of people with diabetes in Piauí, with consultation and glycated hemoglobin requested in the first four months of 2021, 2022, 2023, was 18, 16 and 34 percentages, respectively and in Boa Hora in the same four months it was 36, 39, 56 percentages, respectively. SUS hospital procedures - by place of residence - Piauí was a total of 1,193 and in Boa Hora 24. The group of women studied showed a significant difference in fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin when comparing groups G1 and G2. Almost 100% of the sample was obese (BMI > 25), did not smoke and did not practice physical activity. Conclusions: It was concluded that the patients' illness worsened over the years with increased medication. The absence of good health promotion practices, physical activity and nutrition may have contributed to the worsening. Furthermore, there is an urgent need for intervention to change habits in the population so that medicalization is reduced to promote health.