Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder with grievous complications affecting every aspect of patients’ life. Availability of social support helps patients to cope better with the disease, hence positively affecting medication adherence and glycemic control.Objectives: To assess the types of perceived social support and its relationship to medication adherence among T2DM patients attending a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.</...

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder with grievous complications affecting every aspect of the patients’ life. Availability of social support helps patients to cope better with the disease, hence positively affecting their quality of life.Objectives: To assess the level of perceived social support and its relationship to health-related quality of life of T2DM patients attending a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.<p clas...