Real-life achievement of lipid-lowering treatment targets in the DIAbetes and LifEstyle Cohort Twente: systemic assessment of pharmacological and nutritional factors.
Christina M GantS Heleen BinnenmarsManon HarmelinkSabita S Soedamah-MuthuStephan J L BakkerGerjan NavisGozewijn D LavermanPublished in: Nutrition & diabetes (2018)
In type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in secondary health care, the target LDLc is achieved by three quarters of patients. Increasing statin treatment could be a first step to improve LDLc. In addition, there are ample opportunities for lifestyle management through increasing adherence to lifestyle guidelines.