Elucidating factors associated with non-adherence among Type 1 diabetes patients in primary care setting in Southeastern Brazil

Currently, insulin deficient, Type 1 diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a major health issue associated with health care systems escalating costs. The ever-increasing T1DM treatment costs, direct and indirect, are attributed to the ongoing chronic associated complications. Secondly, with ever younger individuals being diagnosed with T1DM the length of financial liability to treat T1DM is increasing worldwide [1]. Thirdly, long-term T1DM complications, associated with cause of death and morbidity, also escalate health-care costs while negatively impacts quality of life [2].

Source: Primary Care Diabetes - June 28, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Heverton Alves Peres, Leonardo R égis Leira Pereira, Edson Zangiacomine Martinez, Carlos Manuel Viana, Maria Cristina Foss de Freitas Tags: Original research Source Type: research