A Greek registry of current type 2 diabetes management, aiming to determine core clinical approaches, patterns and strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To analyze data in terms of the glycaemic control and therapeutic regimens used for Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) management in Greece, identify factors that influence clinical decisions and determine the level of compliance of T2DM management with the latest international and local guidelines.

Methods

'AGREEMENT' was a national-multicenter, non-interventional, cross-sectional disease registry. A total of 1191 adult T2DM patients were enrolled consecutively from 59 sites of the National Health System (NHS) or University Hospitals, representing the majority of Diabetes centers or Diabetes outpatient clinics in Greece with a broad geographic distribution. Patients were stratified by gender and analysis was done according to 3 treatment strategies: A (lifestyle changes or use of one oral antidiabetic agent), B (up to 3 antidiabetic agents including injectables but not insulin) and C (any regimens with insulin).

Results

Mean (±SD) HbA1c % of the total population was 7.1 (±1.2) while mean (±SD) FPG (mg/dl) was measured at 136 (±42). The proportion of patients who achieved HbA1c?ConclusionsThe presented findings suggest the need for improvement of the glycaemic control rate, especially among insulin treated patients as this group seems to achieve low glycaemic control, by setting appropriate HbA1c targets along with timely and individualised intensification of treatment as well as post-therapy evaluation of the compliance with the proposed treatment.

SUBMITTER: Liatis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482543 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature