• Ummy Salma Munni
• Dr Khaleda Islam

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases which has a major impact on public health worldwide. It causes vast contribution to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several factors like age, sex, BMI, hypertension, dyslipidemia may be potentially controlled or minimized leading to huge benefits in the management and prevention of diabetes. In Bangladesh, there are many studies related to diabetes among general peoples but, there have a few studies have been conducted among indigenous population. Garos are one of the important ethnic groups in Bangladesh but major non communicable disease, diabetes has not been assessed among them. Under this context, the present study was undertaken to assess of diabetes mellitus condition of Garo population in Bangladesh. This is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design which was conducted among 289 Garo peoples from several areas of Bangladesh. The result of the study shows that 12.1% of the study population have family history of diabetes and mean fasting blood glucose level (mmol/L) were 5.12± 2.20. The study assessed that 86.1% of study population was Normoglycemic, 8.7% had Impaired Fasting Glucose and 5.2% was diabetic subjects. Among the study population, 97.2% of study subjects did not take insulin and 2.8% took insulin among diabetic patients. The study also revealed Gender based distribution of diabetes mellitus among male and female where 8.2% of the study population were female who manifested diabetes mellitus based FBG (Fasting Blood Glucose level), where male only 3.9%. Based on post prandial glucose level, almost similar prevalence of diabetes among male 5.3% and female 5.5%. There was a positive correlation with FBG and waist-hip-ratio. It is necessary to run epidemiological studies on indigenous people which may help to identify several clues of disease pathogenesis as these people lead a different genetic and lifestyle. Here, the study is an approach to influence quality of lifestyle against non-communicable disease such as diabetes.

Diabetes Mellitus, Garos, FBG, IFG, PPG, IG

"Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus among the Garo Population in Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.e591-e600, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402482.pdf

"Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus among the Garo Population in Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppe591-e600, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402482.pdf