Table 2.
Preferred management options by the GPs
| Preferred diagnostic tests used for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus | |
|---|---|
| Fasting blood glucose | 99.2% |
| Random blood glucose | 54.4% |
| Oral glucose tolerance test | 41.6% |
| Urine sugar | 36.8% |
| HbA1c | 27.2% |
| Use of statins in patients with diabetes mellitus | |
| With IHD | 44% |
| When LDL>100 mg/dL | 23.2% |
| In all diabetes | 6.4% |
| When LDL>150 mg/dL | 3.6% |
| When HDL >65 mg/dL | 1.6% |
| Use of low dose aspirin in patients with diabetes mellitus | |
| With IHD | 87.2% |
| With other risk factors | 80.8% |
| All >40 years of age | 32.8% |
| All diabetics | 10.4% |
| Never | 0.2% |
| Knowledge on the cut off values for metabolic and blood pressure control | |
| HbA1C | 63.2% |
| Fasting Blood Sugar | 43.2% |
| Blood pressure | 43.2% |
| Triglycerides | 31.2% |
| LDL Cholesterol | 28.8% |