Describing medicine therapy management of type 2 diabetes mellitus at primary health care facilities in Cape Town.
Khathatso B MonanabelaMea van HuyssteenRenier CoetzeePublished in: Health SA = SA Gesondheid (2019)
Glycaemic monitoring indicated consistent suboptimal glycaemic control in more than 60% of participants. Medicine prescribing patterns did not align with the prescribed local guidelines, Society for Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes of South Africa (SEMDSA). The appropriate use and interpretation of HbA1c at a clinic level should be emphasised to promote rational use of medicines that minimise acute hospitalisation episodes and optimise patients' long-term health outcomes.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- type diabetes
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- hiv positive
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- liver failure
- cardiovascular disease
- stem cells
- glycemic control
- emergency department
- insulin resistance
- bone marrow
- adipose tissue
- hepatitis b virus
- clinical practice
- aortic dissection
- adverse drug
- smoking cessation