Failure to control risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes; experience from a Greek cohort

Prim Care Diabetes. 2009 Nov;3(4):249-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.08.001. Epub 2009 Aug 31.

Abstract

We reviewed the records of 313 diabetic patients attending a diabetes clinic for at least two years. Despite improvements in the control rates of cardiovascular risk factors, only 8.9% of the patients reached all the metabolic target goals simultaneously at the end, indicating a gap between guidelines and clinical practice.

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Aged
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Diabetes Complications / prevention & control*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
  • Diabetic Angiopathies / epidemiology
  • Educational Status
  • Greece
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Failure*

Substances

  • Hypoglycemic Agents