Variation in Diabetes Management: A National Assessment of Primary Care Providers.
John W PeabodyEnrico de BelenJeffrey R DahlenMaria Czarina AcelajadoMary T TranDavid R PaculdoPublished in: Journal of diabetes science and technology (2019)
Despite established evidence that HbA1c misses short-term changes in diabetes, we found PCPs consistently ordered HbA1c, rarely using other available blood tests. However, if the factors leading to poor glycemic control were recognized, PCPs were more likely to correctly alter their patient's hypoglycemic therapy.