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Abstract:
It is estimated that 4.5% of the Irish population have type 2 diabetes. The HSE intends to move the care of uncomplicated type 2 diabetes to General Practice (GP). The study reviewed current General Practice diabetes care in the Irish Mid-West. The files of randomly selected patients from 12 GP teaching practices attached to the University of Limerick were audited. 842 patients were identified (62% male, 38% female). The mean age was 66 years. 75% were GMS patients. A practice protocol was used in 71% of patients. Average Cholesterol (4.3 mmol/l), creatinine (85.3 mmol/l), HbA1c (56.7 mmol/mol) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (134 mmHg) measurements were well documented and controlled. However the rates of and mean intervals for foot review (60.2%), BMI measurement (52.3%), retinopathy screening (62.0%) and influenza vaccination (63.0%) were unacceptably low. Current management of type 2 diabetes in unresourced general practices is suboptimal although some biochemical parameters are well controlled.
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