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Can the metabolic control targets established for patients with type 1 diabetes be achieved in clinical practice?
Gloria Baena1, Florentino Carral, María Del Mar Roca
1Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar. Cádiz. España.
Objective:
To evaluate the quality of healthcare in patients with type 1 diabetes attended in the Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition Unit of the Hospital Puerta del Mar in Cadiz (Spain).
Methodology:
: The database included in the computer application HP-Doctor used for all patients attended in our unit (admissions, consultations and peripheral centers) was analyzed. All patients with a principal or secondary diagnosis of type 1 diabetes were included. The quality indicators analyzed were selected from the main clinical practice guidelines for these patients.
Results:
A large cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes (n=489) followed-up from 2005 to 2007 was analyzed. During the study period, the mean glycated hemoglobin level (HbA(1c)) decreased from 7.78% to 7.36%, the percentage of patients with HbA(1c) lower than 7% increased from 24.6% to 27.1% and the percentage patients with a mean HbA(1c) of more than 8% decreased from 42.6% to 38.7%. In 2007, only 35.5% of patients maintained low-density lipoprotein concentrations of less than 100 mg/dl.
Conclusions:
Despite the improvement obtained in metabolic control parameters, most of the patients with type 1 diabetes studied showed inadequate glycemic and lipid control.
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