Abstract
Introduction: The aging population is growing worldwide and the proportion of people above 60 years old accounts for 15% of the whole population which is estimated to 7.5 billion._In general, 20% of old people have DM, and a similar proportion have undiagnosed DM._Reported frequencies vary from 18% to 33%. Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to find the association between insulin resistance and measurement of physical activity in older adults without diabetes mellitus. Material and methods: The study was conducted at THQ Hospital Jatoi, Pakistan during 2018. The data was collected from 100 diabetic patients who was suffering from diabetes from last one year. After approval by the hospital ethical review committee, informed written consent was taken from the patients prior to inclusion in the study. Patients from both genders, age range 35 to 65 was selected for this study. Results: The demographic values shows that there is a significant relation between diabetes and hyperlipidemia in a local population of Pakistan. The value of HbA1C is 5.77 +/- 0.50 in diabetic patients as compared to normal group. Insulin resistance is the major finding in several metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Conclusion: DM is frequently unnoticed in old patients as it is either asymptomatic or symptoms are nonspecific. Consequently, systematic screening of postprandial GMD is the best way to get an early diagnosis and prevent diabetes-related complications. Furthermore, aging is characterized by high prevalence of associated co-morbidities and risk of frailty.