Improving type 2 diabetes mellitus glycaemic outcomes is possible without spending more on medication: Lessons from the UK National Diabetes Audit.
Adrian H HealdMark LivingstonNagaraj MalipatilMichal BecherJoyce CraigMike StedmanAnthony A FryerPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2017)
If all practices brought their service and medication to the level of the top decile practices, they could achieve 74.7% compared with the median of 67.3% of patients achieving TGC, showing an increase of 213 000 in patients achieving TGC, while reducing the number at HGR to 3.8% compared with 6.1%, benefiting 62 000 patients. This could have a major impact on the overall consequent healthcare costs of managing diabetes complications with their attendant mortality risks.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- glycemic control
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- risk factors
- skeletal muscle
- cross sectional
- climate change
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
- weight loss