An Observational Study on the Mortality Pattern of Type 1 Diabetic Patients in West Bengal, India: A 22 Years' Follow Up Report of 212 Patients

CONCLUSION: In this observational study, the total number of death observed was 22 out of 212 type 1 diabetic patients in this 22 years' period.CKD is the leading cause of death in this cohort, followed by DKA, Infection, and Coronary Artery Disease. Infection and DKA was found in the poor socio economic group. Some patients died of accident and other psycho social problem in the family. A regular communication with the patients made a lot of positive influence in our patients.PMID:34781607
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research