Library and Documentation Centre

Library and Documentation Centre of the ICAR-CMFRI one of the best-specialised Libraries in the field of fisheries and marine sciences. The Centre plays a vital role in collection, development and dissemination of scientific information to meet the present and future needs of the Institute. Library extends its services to the staff of the Institute including the Regional/Research Centres spread across different maritime states of the country as well as to students and researchers from other Institutions, State Fisheries Departments, Universities and Colleges

THE SEXTUPLE COMPLETE PARTITIONS OF INTEGERS

This paper presents the concepts of sextuple (6 – tuple) complete partitions of integers and an attempt has been given for the theorem based on the last part of sextuple complete partitions of integers

CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT AND PREVALENCE OF TYPE TWO DIABETES MELLITUS COMPLICATIONS IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION

Objective: The present study was aimed to assess the prevalence of complications and to assess the targets achieved during the management of diabetes mellitus type 2.Methods: The study was prospective and conducted out in a diabetes center, Chennai, ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, case records of the 300 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications were monitored during March 2017–April 2018. Major result actions are body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting blood sugar (FBS), post-prandial blood sugar (PPBS) levels, glycosylated hemoglobin, serum lipids, and presence of complications of diabetes. Comparison of the average of various biochemical parameters was made in patients with and no diabetic complications.Results: The average age of 300 patients was found to be 55.006±13.04. The average BMI was 27.10±12.81 kg/m2. The average duration of diabetes was 10.48±7.53. The average of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure was 137±20.88 and 79.95±11.81. The mean glycated hemoglobin, FBS, PPBS, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, and triglyceride, and total cholesterol were found to be 8.5±3.99, 148.85±55.64 mg/dl, 200.98±72.63 mg/dl, 88.06±19.46 mg/dl, 36.20±8.27 mg/dl, 141.22±60.15 mg/dl, and 144.45±29.03 mg/dl, respectively. Among the microvascular complications; neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy were documented in 8.33%, 23.66%, and 17.33% of patients, respectively. The prevalence of peripheral artery disease was 20.66%.Conclusion: The prevalence of diabetic complications is significantly increased with patients age, duration, SBP, low-density lipoprotein,total cholesterol, and post-prandial blood sugar levels. Knowledge concerning the supervision of target blood pressure and lipidparameters is need further than the glycemic manage among diabetes patients type two

DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION OF ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS OF TAMIL NADU

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the prescribing pattern of antidiabetic drugs in Type 2 diabetes outpatients visiting to Diabetes Centre, Chennai.Methods: A prospective study was carried out by evaluating 115 prescriptions of antidiabetic drugs over the period of 4 months to assess the prescribing pattern of antidiabetic drugs and also drugs used for other complications of Type 2 DM.Results: Totally, 115 patients were evaluated, 58 were of male and 57 were of female. An average number of drugs per encounter were found to be 4.47. An average number of antidiabetic drugs were found to be 2.56. In this study, the most commonly prescribed oral hypoglycemic drug class as single-drug regimen was that of alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (16.326%), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (14.62%), biquanides (12.9%), thiazolidine diones (9.8%), sulfonyl urea (7.82%) and meglitinides (2.38%), and in multi drug regimen metformin + alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (11.56%) were commonly prescribed.Conclusion: Most commonly used drug was alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, followed by DPP-4 inhibitors and biguanides. All the patients received combination therapy to achieve the glycemic control