To determine the frequency of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus in patients of acute stroke presenting in tertiary care hospital

Aim: to determine the frequency of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus in patients of acute stroke presenting in tertiary care hospital. study design: cross-sectional survey setting: the study was carried out in the department of medicine,mayo hospital lahore duration: study was completed in six months time commencing from the approval of synopsis results: in our study,107(43.50%) were between 40-60 years of age and 139(56.50%) were between 61-80 years,mean±sd was calculated as 59.45±11.30 years,118(47.97%) were male and 128(52.03%) were females. frequency of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus presenting in patients of acute stroke presenting in tertiary care hospital reveals 76(30.89%) while 170(69.11%) had no findings of the morbidity. conclusion: the frequency of newly diagnosed diabetes is high among patients with ischemic stroke. so,it is recommended that every patient who present with ischemic stroke,should be sort out for diabetes mellitus. however,it is also required that every setup should have their surveillance in order to know the frequency of the problem.