PRE DIABETES IN YOUNG MEDICAL STUDENTS

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).