Failure to control risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes; experience from a Greek cohort

Received 5 June 2009; received in revised form 25 July 2009; accepted 2 August 2009. published online 01 September 2009.

Abstract

We reviewed the records of 313 diabetic patients attending a diabetes clinic for at least two years. Despite improvements in the control rates of cardiovascular risk factors, only 8.9% of the patients reached all the metabolic target goals simultaneously at the end, indicating a gap between guidelines and clinical practice.

Keywords: Diabetes, Control, Cardiovascular risk factors

a Third University Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece

b Second Department of Internal Medicine, Gennimatas Hospital, Athens, Greece

Corresponding author at: Third University Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, 152 Mesogion Avenue, 11527 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 7763332; fax: +30 210 7719981.

PII: S1751-9918(09)00080-1

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2009.08.001

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