Introduction:

diabetes mellitus is considered a serious problem in public health because it generates a great impact on the demand for medical services. In addition, it is disabling, causes work absenteeism, decreases quality of life and, finally, causes a high mortality rate due to its complications.

Objectives:

To determine the frequency of chronic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods:

Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in adult male and female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, admitted to the Hospital Nacional of Itauguá in the 2020-2021 period. The study was based on the collection of data from clinical records.

Results:

One hundred and six patients were evaluated, with an mean age of 59±13 years, 60% were male, 80% came from urban areas and only 3% had a university education level. Eighty two percent were known carriers of diabetes mellitus, of which only 87% received some treatment, being irregular in 58% of them. Seventy five percent of the cases were associated with other comorbidities such as high blood pressure and obesity. Regarding laboratory control, most had poor glycemic control at admission, only 19% had glycated hemoglobin less than 7%, 15% had hypercholesterolemia, and 50% hypertriglyceridemia. Regarding chronic complications, they were present in 96% of the patients.

Conclusion:

There is a high frequency of chronic complications in type 2 diabetics, predominantly retinopathy, followed by nephropathy and structural heart disease.

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