A Comparative Study of Amplitude of Nerve Impulse and Conduction Velocity of Median and Common Peroneal Nerve among Medical Students with or without Family History of Diabetes

Background: Diabetic patients have low sensitivity towards sweet taste, thus consuming more sugar. A young adult with family history of diabetes mellitus (FHD) who lives with diabetic parents may have an increased risk of overconsumption of sugar due to a similar dietary pattern, leading to diabetes. This study aimed to explore the difference in the sweet taste threshold (STT) between students with and without a family history of diabetes mellitus. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in October –November 2018 on Class 2018 medical students living in a student dormitory who were divided into those with family history of diabetes (FHD) and those without it (non-FHD). Family history of diabetes and other known diseases were self-reported. The three-Ascending Forced Choice method was used to determine the sweet recognition threshold. Mann-Whitney analysis was used to compare the sweet taste thresholds between the two groups. Result: A total of 183 subjects participated in this study. The non-FHD group had a higher rank of sweet taste threshold than subjects in the FHD group (94.21 vs 81.16), albeit insignificant (p=0.192). Interestingly, the modes of best estimation threshold (BET) for non-FHD group was than the FHD group (0.067 M vs 0.043 M). Conclusion: The BET for students without family history of diabetes is higher than those with family history of diabetes. It is imperative that low sugar consumption campaign should also aim young people without FHD.

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Comparative Study of Insulin Resistance in Healthy young Adults with and without Family History of Diabetes Mellitus

Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research ◽

10.18535/jmscr/v6i4.83 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Dr Sharana Basappa ◽

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Insulin Resistance ◽

Young Adults ◽

Family History ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Family History Of Diabetes ◽

History Of

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PRE DIABETES IN YOUNG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Annals of King Edward Medical University ◽

10.21649/akemu.v21i1.694 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 39

Author(s):

Muaaz Waseem ◽

Faraz Ahmed Bokhari ◽

Muhammad Aakif Jalal ◽

Zainab Zahra ◽

Mahnoor Khalid ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Family History ◽

Blood Sugar ◽

Fasting Blood Sugar ◽

Male Participant ◽

Significant Finding ◽

Family History Of Diabetes ◽

Medical College ◽

History Of ◽

Sugar Levels

Abstract Introduction: A study was conducted among students of a public medical college in Lahore, Pakistan to determine proportion of pre diabetic students (Blood sugar levels between 100 mg/dl - 125 mg/dl, accord- Waseem M.1 Fourth Year MBBS Student Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore Bokhari F.A.2 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore Jalal M.A.3 Fourth Year MBBS Student Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore Zahra Z.4 Fourth Year MBBS Student Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore Khalid M.5 Fourth Year MBBS Student Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore Aman M.6 Fourth Year MBBS Student Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore ing to American Diabetes Association) and its relation with body mass index, family history of Diabetes, die-tary habits, socioeconomic status and physical activity. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted at Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex in February 2013 on medical students of either gender. Data was collected on a validated questionnaire. Fasting blood sugar lev-els of 65 students (enrolled after taking informed con-sent) were taken by trained co investigators through standardized glucose meter. Results: A total of 65 medical students (43 males and 22 females) enrolled in this study. Their ages ranged from 18 to 23 years (mean age 20.56 ± 0.97 years). No student was found to be pre diabetic. Fasting blood sugar level in male participant with a family historyof diabetes was significantly higher (85 ± 6.228 vs. 79.857 ± 6.602, P = 0.016). Conclusion: In this study, no student was found to be pre diabetic, though male participants with a family history of diabetes had higher fasting blood sugar levels. However, a larger study sample is required so that any significant finding may be shown, if it exists. Data on prevalence of pre-dia-betes in youth in South Asia is scarce. The high incidence of diabetes in developing countries un-derlines the need to explore prevalence of pre dia-betes in the younger population. Key Words: Pre diabetes, Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG).

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