Diabetes care quality according to facility setting: A cross-sectional analysis in six Peruvian regions
Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem, with about 422 million cases in 2014 worldwide, of which 46% are not aware of their diagnosis [1]. Diabetes care includes glycaemic and metabolic control in order to diminish morbidity and mortality from diabetic complications [2], and guidelines recommend that nonpregnant adults with diabetes have regular assessments of fasting glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), plasma serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), creatinine or microalbumin, foot evaluation, and eye evaluation [3].
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Jorge R. Calderon-Ticona, Alvaro Taype-Rondan, Georgina Villamonte, L. Max Lab án-Seminario, Luis M. Helguero-Santín, J. Jaime Miranda, Maria Lazo-Porras Source Type: research
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