A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF ASSOCIATION OF URINARY ALBUMIN WITH HBA1C LEVELS IN SUBJECTS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a set of known metabolic conditions that can be caused by different genetic and environmental factors, which share the phenotype of hyperglycaemia. The prevalence of DM in India as of 2019 was 8.9% with an increase from 7.1% a decade before. It affects almost 8% of the Maharashtra population, according to 2016 data. The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus can be broadly classified into two categories Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and non Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).