Table 3.
Blood glucose and pressure lowering drugs used by the study participants (n = 250)
| Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Blood glucose lowering drugs |
|
|
| OHAs alone |
|
|
| Yes |
198 |
79.6 |
| Type of OHA used |
|
|
| Metformin and a SU |
141 |
71.2 |
| Metformin only |
57 |
28.8 |
| Insulin monotherapy |
|
|
| Yes |
8 |
3.2 |
| Pre-mixed insulin and metformin |
|
|
| Yes |
42 |
16.8 |
| Blood pressure lowering drugs |
|
|
| On therapy |
|
|
| Yes |
196 |
78.4 |
| Class of anti hypertensive used. |
|
|
| ACEI/ARB monotherapy |
48 |
19.2 |
| ACEI/ARB and CCB |
79 |
31.6 |
| ACEI/ARB and beta blocker |
2 |
0.8 |
| ACEI/ARB and thiazide diuretic |
27 |
10.8 |
| ACEI/ARB, thiazide diuretic and CCB |
29 |
11.6 |
| ACEI/ARB, thiazide diuretic, CCB and beta blocker |
1 |
0.4 |
| ACEI/ARB, CCB and beta blocker |
5 |
2 |
| Other anti hypertensives without ACEI/ARBS | 6 | 2.4 |
OHAs- oral hypoglycemic agents SU- sulphonylurea ACEI-angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ARB- angiotensin II receptor blocker CCB-calcium channel blocker.