TY - JOUR AU - Ramírez Velázquez, Fernando A. AU - Almenares López, Damianys PY - 2022/12/16 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Fasting hyperglycemia, drugs and medicinal plants in a clinical laboratory in Oaxaca, Mexico JF - Horizonte Sanitario JA - HS VL - 22 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.19136/hs.a22n1.5030 UR - https://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/index.php/horizonte/article/view/5030 SP - 191-198 AB - <p>Objetive: To determinate the prevalence of fasting hyperglycemia and the use of<br />drugs and medicinal plants in patients trated at the HECA LAB clinical analysis<br />laboratory in Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca.<br />Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out<br />during the fourth quarter of 2021. A non-probabilistic sampling was carried<br />out, for convenience, incluiding a total of 205 patients. Data collection was<br />carried out by applying a structured questionnaire containing sociodemographic<br />information such as age and sex. Patients with hyperglycemia were questioned<br />about the consumption of medicines and medicinal plants. Glucose levels were<br />determined using the Mindray semi-automatic clinical chemistry analyzer,<br />model BA-88A. A glucose value greater than or equal to 126 mg/dl according<br />to the WHO criteria was considered diabetic. Prevalence was calculated by<br />formula, according to Aschengrau &amp; Seage.<br />Results: Of the 205 patients, 29% had diabetes. 8% were classified as prediabetic<br />with a predominance of females. The most frequent age range was 54-65 years<br />with 32%. 82% reported taking pharmacological treatment and 63% of those<br />surveyed reported consuming medicinal plantas for the treatment of diabetes.<br />Conclusions: The prevalence of diabetes in the studied patients was 29%. Oral<br />monotherapy with metformin was the most frequent treatment, followed by<br />the use of subcutaneous insulin. Eleven medicinal plants were referred, being<br />moringa (Moringa oleifera), the most used. 18% did not receive pharmacological<br />treatment. For this reason, it is necessary to establish timely health education<br />interventions on lifestyle changes and adherence to pharmacological treatment of<br />patients with diabetes mellitus; to achieve adequate management of the disease<br />and avoid complications.<br />Keywords: Prevalence; Diabetes; Drug therapy; Medicinal plants; Epidemiology</p> ER -