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World J Diabetes. Dec 15, 2025; 16(12): 109233
Published online Dec 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i12.109233
Published online Dec 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i12.109233
Glycemic control and determinants among type 2 diabetes mellitus in a regional hospital in South West Region, Cameroon
Chugbe N Sawah, Ebot W Ojong, Njeodo N Vigny, Moses N Ngemenya, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Buea, Buea 00000, South-West, Cameroon
Chugbe N Sawah, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Maflekumen Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Tiko 00000, South-West, Cameroon
Njeodo N Vigny, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute Universitaire de la Côte, Douala 00000, Littoral, Cameroon
Author contributions: Sawah CN and Vigny NN analyzed the data; Ngemenya MN, Sawah CN, and Ojong EW conceived and designed the study; all authors participated in the collection and entry of data, drafted the manuscript, reviewed, edited, and approved the final copy of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The Institutional Review Board, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon approved this study, No. 2022/1671-02/UB/SG/IRB/FHS. In addition, the Regional Delegation of Public Health for South West Region, Cameroon, No. R11/MINSANTE/SWR/RDPH/PS/254/259 and the director of Limbe Regional Hospital, No. 40/MPH/SWR/RHL/DO/03/2022 provided authorization to collect patient data.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants prior to recruitment into the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
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Corresponding author: Chugbe N Sawah, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Uni
Received: May 8, 2025
Revised: July 27, 2025
Accepted: November 21, 2025
Published online: December 15, 2025
Processing time: 221 Days and 8.4 Hours
Revised: July 27, 2025
Accepted: November 21, 2025
Published online: December 15, 2025
Processing time: 221 Days and 8.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Data on glycemic control (GC) in developing countries, particularly South West Region, Cameroon, are scarce. GC was assessed by measuring glycated hemoglobin and fasting plasma glucose recommended for settings limited in resources. Poor GC was recorded in more than half of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The findings from this study support clinical practice guidelines recommending the reinforcement of self-monitoring of blood glucose to avoid or lessen the complications of suboptimal GC. Future case-control and longitudinal studies are needed.