Among the total population of patients admitted to surgical wards, 289 patients, both diagnosed and undiagnosed were recorded as type 2 diabetics. The patients were allocated to four treatment groups receiving different treatment regimens for metabolic control. The characteristics of each patient and the incidence of diagnosed and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus were recorded and compared. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in mean age of the patients in different treatment

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... . Interestingly, 43.59% of the patients recorded were undiagnosed type 2 DM as compared to 56.41% diagnosed diabetic patients admitted for elective surgery. 57% of patients were associated with hypertension, 14.53% with hormonal disease, 2.07% with liver disease and 2.6% with other ailments. This study reveals the percentage of incidence of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus almost equal to diagnosed type 2 diabetics at different participating study centers in Jaipur. There is a strong need for awareness, patient education and more importantly early diagnosis of the diabetes to reduce its, long and short term complications.