The Real-Life Effectiveness and Care Patterns of Type 2 Diabetes Management in Greece

Autor: Pagkalos, E. Thanopoulou, A. Sampanis, C. Bousboulas, S. Melidonis, A. Tentolouris, N. Alexandrides, T. Migdalis, I. Karamousouli, E. Papanas, N.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Popis: Aim To investigate the prevalence of hypoglycaemia during sulfonylurea (SU) treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Greece and its influence on glycaemic control, treatment adherence and quality of life (QoL). Patients and methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. We included 383 T2DM patients ≥30 years old on treatment with SU in monotherapy or in combination with metformin for at least 6 months. Patients were requested to fill in retrospective questionnaires on hypoglycaemia experience, adherence, weight gain and lifestyle/behavioural factors along with QoL (EQ-5D-3L), treatment satisfaction (TSQM), and fear of hypoglycaemia (HFS-II Worry scale). Results HbA 1c
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