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Primary care practices may improve undiagnosed diabetes detection and improve 1-year outcomes
April 10th, 2006
Primary care practices may improve detection of undiagnosed diabetes in primary care and improve 1-year outcomes. According to a study from the United States, "We undertook this study to examine the symptoms, clinical events, and types of health care encounters that preceded the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in adults, and to examine changes in glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in the first year after a diabetes diagnosis." P.J. O'Connor and colleagues working with HealthPartners Research Foundation conducted "a historical cohort study of patients in a large multispecialty medical group in Minnesota. Among 55,121 adults who were...
Source: Diabetes Week (2006-04-10)
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