Trend of diabetic admissions in Tikur Anbessa and St. Paul's University Teaching Hospitals from January 2005-December 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abstract

This study showed the serial increment of diabetic admissions over the study period Commonest causes for admission were DKA followed by infection and cardiovascular diseases. Mainly Cardiovascular diseases were the leading causes of death in hospitalized diabetic patients. So we recommend the. health policy makers to be alarmed of the growing magnitude of Diabetes Mellitus and strengthen methods of prevention and control of Diabetes Mellitus and associated cardiovascular diseases.