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In real-world outpatient settings for Type 2 Diabetes, pharmacological management of blood pressure, HbA1c, and LDL cholesterol achieves target control in only a minority of patients, with combined adequate control of all three factors occurring in just 16.4% of cases.
If you have Type 2 Diabetes, having prescriptions for blood pressure, sugar, and cholesterol medication does not guarantee your body is responding correctly. In this study, only 16% of patients had all three numbers in the safe zone. You must actively monitor your HbA1c, LDL, and Blood Pressure, not just fill your prescriptions. If your numbers are not at target, discuss intensifying or changing your therapy with your doctor.
Adequate blood pressure, HbA1c and LDL control was achieved in 55.7%, 78.5% and 34.4%, respectively. In 16.4% of patients (473), all three risk factors were below recommended targets.
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort (n=2892) with standardized central laboratory measurements, though cross-sectional baseline data limits causal inference.
Source
Poor risk factor control in outpatients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Germany: The DIAbetes COhoRtE (DIACORE) study
Myriam Rheinberger et al. · PLoS ONE · 2019
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0213157
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