better inform the diabetic patient
Poor memory, lack of appropriate information or misinterpreted? The glycated hemoglobin is largely unknown. A diabetic patient in three has not heard of one in four do not remember having to practice this assay during the past year. Two out of three among those who actually do not remember the outcome. Moreover, the threshold not to exceed patients is unknown.
"No wonder that three out of four patients felt very controlled. One out of two minimizes the risk of complications and severity of the disease "regrets Pierre-Albert Lefebvre of the French Diabetes Association. Moreover, the link between glycemic control and the risk of developing complications is far from including: four out of ten patients do not care! unwillingness? No, because 7 out of 10 diabetics are seeking better control but 9 out of 10 were unable to obtain a personal goal of control. Finally, the patients interviewed demonstrate concern needing to be addressed soon by insulin. So they overestimate its drawbacks (such as the need for injection), they have an idea surprisingly low benefits such as improved glycemic control, life expectancy and quality of life.
In everyday life, unable to eat and drink what you want, which is the main obstacle cited by 9 out of 10 diabetics. The link between obesity and diabetes is well known even if they find it difficult to lose weight (only 4 of 10 lost weight). Swinging between frustration and anxiety, weight gain worries them. but weight loss is the reverse as a stimulant on other aspects of lifestyle.
Promote patient education
By revealing the weaknesses of the management of type 2 diabetes treated with current medications, the survey underscored once again the importance of information and patient education. It highlights the value of a constant dialogue doctor / patient to make compatible the goals of the first and second expectations. Only a rational plan of treatment and personalized discussed periodically in common, can obviously lead to the accession of the patient and the push to take charge to achieve better control of his diabetes, weight, how it life and its transition to other therapeutic options.
Facing the bomb a silent epidemic with serious consequences, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Europe recommends that patients quickly get a higher education to understand and control their diabetes, the interest of the measurement of HbA1c and the threshold not exceeded and that physicians are more involved in this necessary therapeutic education
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