Gout: An Overlooked Disease in Patients With Diabetes? A Danish Prospective Cohort Study With 2 Years of Follow-Up
Claus Rasmussen1,2,3, Jesper Walther Larsen1,2, Peter C W Holm4
1Department of Rheumatology, North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjørring, Denmark.
Abstract:
Diabetes affects approximately 6% of the population, with 20% developing foot ulcers. Gout affects about 3% of the population, but <40% receive sufficient urate-lowering therapy to prevent or dissolve urate crystal (tophi) deposition in the feet, which can ulcerate and become infected. Among patients with diabetes, 20% also have gout. This study aimed to assess adherence to recommended gout treatment in patients with diabetes and to compare usual care with initial care provided by a nurse-led gout care program. In patients with diabetes, gout is frequently undertreated, particularly when not initially managed in a nurse-led gout care program.
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