Frequency of hyperglycemia in non-diabetics presenting with acute stroke

Aim: to determine the frequency of hyperglycemia in non-diabetics presenting with acute stroke methods: a total of 171 patientspresented with acute stroke i.e. <24 hours duration of age 30-70 years and both genders were included. patients with known diabetes mellitus,head injury,recurrent attacks and h/o anticoagulant drugs or steroid use were excluded. after taking relevant history,blood sample of each patient was drawn and sent to the pathology laboratory for measurement of blood glucose levels and. blood glucose levels > 11.1mmol/l (200mg/dl) was considered as hyperglycemia and noted as present or absent. results: mean age was 53.82±10.31years. out of the 171 patients,89(52.05%) were male patients and 82 (47.95%) were female patients. mean duration of disease was 10.29±6.53 hours. mean bmi was 28.41±5.33kg/m2. hyperglycemia was found in 44(25.73%) patients,whereas there was no hyperglycemia in 127(73.27%) patients conclusion: this study concluded that frequency of neo-onset hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients presenting with acute stroke is high,so great care could be taken in these particular patients and early recognition and management of this condition should be done in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the community.