IDI Housing Board Colony DM Feale 07/06/2013 Interviewer Dr. Preetha G.S.

Respondent Asha (40 years)

Introduction I. What is your name? R. Asha. I. What is your age? R. 40 years approx. I. You have studied up to which class? R. Up to 10th class I. What do you do? R. I only do house work. I. You only do house work or something else also R. No, I only do house work nothing else. I. Since when are you having the problem of Sugar? R. Since 2 months I. How did you come to know about it? R. I was having pain in my shoulders and was feeling lethargic then I went to the doctor. Doctor asked me to get some test done and when the report came it showed that I have sugar. After that I also had ultrasound done because I had Liver problem. I . What other problems do you have?

R. Only this and burning sensation in hands and legs. I. What were the other symptoms? Did you also have numbness in your legs? R. No, I only had burning sensation in hands and legs and also in passing urine. I. After this you went there for check up? R. Yes I. How much is the cost of the test? R. 700 Rs. for ultrasound. I. What was the charge of your sugar test? R. 40 Rs. I. Something else do they take? R. No I. You went to government hospital or private hospital? R. I went to private hospital where the fee is 400 Rs. I. Why do you prefer private hospital and not government hospital? R. There the rush is very much. It takes long time for check up and waiting hours is very long. I. Is this the reason why you dont prefer government hospital? R. Yes I. Where do you get your medicines from? R. From the medical store of that hospital only I. Please tell me something about your eating habits R. In the morning I take tea without sugar , then I eat some biscuits and then I have my medicines. After that I take my meal. I. What do you eat in vegetables? R. aalo , gheea, tori, karela , and dal sometimes. I. Do you take curd or Lassi sometimes?

R. Yes I have one glass of Lassi at lunch then I have tea at the evening after that I have my dinner. I. Do you eat fruits regularly or only sometimes?
R. I eat fruits according to the season like mango, jamun , falsa etc. I.Do you drink milk ? R. Yes I drink milk 1-2 times. I. Do you take butter or oily food in your diet? R. No , now I dont take it. I. You were eating it earlier. R. Yes I was eating it earlier but now I eat only in less amount. I. which oil do you use to prepare food in your house? R. I use refined oil. I. Dont you use mustard oil to prepare food? R. Yes sometimes I use mustard oil also. I . Do you also eat meat etc.? R. No. I dont eat egg also. I. Do you go for walking in morning or evening? R. I go for morning walk not in the evening. I. For how much distance do you walk? R. 3or 4 kms I. You go for walk regularly? R. Only sometimes there is a gap otherwise I go regularly. After having sugar I always go for a walk. I. Did the doctor asked you to go for a walk R. yes he asked me to go I. what else did he tell you? R. He only told to go for walk and to eat missi roti.

I. Did anyone in your family had sugar before? R. No, nobody had it. My daughter was having Thyroid problem but not sugar. I. Did you know about this disease earlier? R. Yes, I had heard it, this happened to me because of tension, my brother had died due to which I had tension. He was admitted in the hospital for many days and then he expired because of which I was having tension. I. Do you think that this happened to you because of tension? R. Yes. I. What else could be the reason? R. Since when the doctor has given me medicines for pain I stopped that medicine but then also I have pain. For example, this is a wound which I got because of an accident which was healed earlier but now again it has become swollen and I think it is because of the sugar problem. I. Do you feel that your sugar is in control now? R. Yes I think that now I am not having same condition as earlier. I. What do you do control your sugar? R. Doctor has given me tablet, I avoid taking sugar, sometimes I take Neem, Sometimes Kadi patta. I also eat Jamun whenever it is available in the market. I. What do you do in local treatment R. I eat grams. I. Boiled or plain grams? R. I take black grams fried, I dont like plain but I have to take it because of sugar. I also have problem of excessive sweating. Whenever I go outside in the sun I have excessive sweating. I. Have you ever felt that your sugar is high. R. I have this problem since 2 -3 years. I asked the doctor he said there is no treatment for this. You can take Shikanji and drink lots of water whenever you sweat profusely. I. Do you think that if you are having the problem of sugar your family members can also get it in future?

R. No, they are not having now. But my children also have same condition like me, like my son has deficiency of calcium. My son is of 20 years and my daughter is of 25 years. Doctor has said that my children have the same deficiency as I have. I. Sir wanted to ask that if you are having the sugar problem your children can also get it? R. We cant say anything about it. I asked the doctor and he said that my children have the same deficiency as me. Sugar problem is not there in my family not in my husbands side and not in my side. I. If you are having the sugar problem your children can also get it? R. people say that it can occur, but I dont believe in it because my son eats sweets very much, whenever tea is prepared he adds extra sugar in it. But now I have reduced it thinking that because I have sugar he may also get it. I. The food prepared in your house is same for all or it is different for you? R. It is same for all. I. Do you think that you should not eat potato? R. I eat potato. Like I take food without sugar and others also take it. Doctor has asked me to avoid eating rice but I sometimes take it and feel uneasiness and pain in my body. I. Do you go outside to eat sometimes? R. Very rarely. I. Do you have cold drinks sometimes?? R. No I dont take it at home but if we go out I take it sometimes. I. Do you eat fast food from outside? R. I eat it very less. I dont like it very much. When the children bring it at home then I take it a little bit. I. Ok thank you very much.