retrospective study of treatment outcome for patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes at an inner-city hospital

The medical records of 173 consecutive patients with diabetes who were newly enrolled in our facility in 1990 were analyzed for blood glucose at 1 year. A total of 81 females and 72 males with non-insulin-dependent diabetes were studied. With regard to overall compliance in keeping clinic appointmen...

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Published in:The Diabetes educator 1995-03, Vol.21 (2), p.113-116
Main Authors: Nadra, W.E, Knight, E.L, Lee, M.B, Meehan, W.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
blood glucose
Blood Glucose - analysis
body weight
diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Female
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Male
men
metabolism
Middle Aged
Nursing
patient compliance
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
women
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Summary:The medical records of 173 consecutive patients with diabetes who were newly enrolled in our facility in 1990 were analyzed for blood glucose at 1 year. A total of 81 females and 72 males with non-insulin-dependent diabetes were studied. With regard to overall compliance in keeping clinic appointments, 56 (36.6%) patients were still coming in for follow-up 1 year after the diagnosis of diabetes versus 97 (63.4%) patients who had stopped coming in. Overall, 70 (45.8%) patients had a plasma glucose >180 mg/dL and had not achieved metabolic control, and 83 (54.2%) patients had a plasma glucose less than or equal to 180 mg/dL and had achieved good metabolic control at their last visit. Most patients with good control (58/153, 69.9%) had stopped coming in by the end of 1 year. Only 25 patients with plasma glucose less than or equal to 180 mg/dL were still coming in for follow-up visits, representing the smallest percentage (16.3%) of the total population studied. At 1 year there also was a correlation between increased body weight and improved glycemic control.
ISSN:0145-7217
1554-6063
DOI:10.1177/014572179502100206