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Introduction: Mass media provides information among people at large, so that there is acceptance of any idea to create interest. There are various types of mass media-magazines, television, internet, newspapers, etc. The media have the power to direct our attention towards certain issues. Thus it can be said that, mass media plays an important role in shaping the lifestyle and through that the habits-good or bad among the public. So, we have studied the different types of health awareness creating advertisements broadcasted in two types of mass media namely television (Audio-visual) and radio (Audio). Methods: A Content analysis of health related advertisements was done in selected channels from television and radio stations and a survey was conducted later to know the effect of those advertisements on public. Results: The major areas covered in health awareness were on DOTS, Clean drinking water, NACO-ICTC, Iodized Salt and Zinc tablet. It was found that the health related advertisements especially those aimed at raising awareness decreased during weekends. In the survey conducted, it was found that not many people were interested in looking at advertisements. And of those who watched or listened to advertisements only a few could recall any health message. Conclusion: Many of the government sponsored advertisements do not find their place in commercial channels which attract larger viewership. It's better to increase health awareness related advertisements during weekends and prime time..

Introduction: India recognized as capital for diabetes in world accounts for 69.2 million cases i.e. 8.7% as per the 2015 International Diabetes Federation Data. Despite the availability of efficient medications the mortality and morbidity due to the disease is increasing. Therefore the current study was carried with an aim to identify the barriers of access to care. Objective: To identify the socio-cultural, economic and educational barriers in continuum of treatment among diabetics. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital, Mysore. Diabetic patients admitted in the hospital were considered for the study. Results: There was no fear of stigma among the participants. 80% of the patients were dependent either economically or physically on their family members, amongst which only half of them got the required family support. 83% of the participants felt that travel to hospital, stay and other expenses were adding on to their existing financial burden of direct and indirect economic loses. The proportion of people among literates who had good knowledge was higher as compared to illiterate but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Counselling sessions must be provided both in hospital and community based setting to enhance health literacy among diabetics.

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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a group of common metabolic disorders that share the phenotype of hyperglycemia. The factors contributing to hyperglycemia include reduced insulin secretion, decreased glucose utilization and increased glucose production. The vascular complications of DM are subdivided into microvascular (retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy) and macrovascular complications (coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease). There is an observed disparity between various vascular complications of diabetes and the atherogenic factors.Methods: The patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending outpatient and inpatient departments in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College and hospital, from September 2014 to September 2016 were selected for this study. All patients were subjected to detailed history, physical examination and laboratory investigations with respect to complications of diabetes mellitus.Results: In this study, 76% of the patients had poor glycemic control with elevated HbA1c >7%. 38% of patients had normal BMI. 36% of patients were overweight and 26% were obese. 62% of patients were either overweight or obese. Hypercholesterolemia was seen in 26% of patients with poor glycemic control. Hyperhomocysteinemia was present in 38% of patients with microvascular complications and 33% of patients with macrovascular complications.Conclusions: Type 2 diabetes mellitus showed a strong correlation between glycemic status and incidence of diabetes complications. Hypercholesterolemia and hyperhomocysteinemia have added to the increased incidence of complications as additional factors in metabolic derangements as a consequence of poor glycemic control.