BackgroundOutcome of type 2 diabetes care depends on the acceptance of self-responsibility by informed patients, as treatment goals will otherwise be missed.Aims and methodsThis pre/post-observational report describes the clinical outcome of type 2 diabetes care in patients with type 2 diabetes (N =930) admitted consecutively to a diabetes rehabilitation clinic (DRC) between June 2013, and June 2016, where they were exposed to standardized lifestyle modification with meals low in salt and rich in vegetables and fruits, totaling 1,200 to 1,600 kcal/d, and an add-on exercise load equivalent to 400–600 kcal/d.ResultsAt admission, patients presented with multiple treatment modes, elevated HbA1c levels (7.6±1.5%, 60±16 mmol/mol), a high prevalence of co-morbidities dominated by obesity (79%), a low rate of influenza and pneumococcal immunization (<9%) and underuse of lipid-lowering drugs (-29%). Analysis of clinical and metabolic outcome after 3 weeks shows that simple standardization of and better adherence to treatment recommendations improved (p<0.0001) glucose (HbA1c -0.4±0.4%) and lipid metabolism (LDL/HDL ratio, -0.58±0.03), permitting a 39% reduction in insulin dosage, omission of insulin in 36/232 patients and omission of oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) other than metformin and DPP4-inhibitors, while the use of GLP-1 analogs doubled to 5.2%. Improved outcome was independent of treatment strategy and more marked at initially high HbA1c at costs less than 25% of those encountered at a standard hospital.ConclusionsOur observations support the clinical notion that adherence to basic treatment recommendations is indispensable in type 2 diabetes care if metabolic and clinical treatment goals are to be met, and if inappropriate add-on over-medicalization with OADs and/or insulin is to be avoided. To this end, ‘imprinting’ patients at a DRC could be of considerable help.
BackgroundT1D treatment requires informed self-responsible patients, who, however, frequently miss their therapeutic goals, providing considerable potential for improvement.MethodsThis observational report evaluates T1D patients [N = 109], aged ≥18 years (range 22–82), poorly controlled at home, at and 3 weeks after their admission to our diabetes rehabilitation clinic [DRC], where they were offered standardized, but unmonitored life-style modification.ResultsAt admission, patients displayed elevated HbA1c values (66 mmol/mol [57; 81]), a high prevalence of co-morbidities (88%), lipodystrophies due to monolocal insulin injections (42%), a low rate of influenza (16%) and pneumococcal (7%) immunization, and underuse of lipid-lowering drugs (-38%). Standardization of life-style improved glucose (p<0.0001) and lipid metabolism (LDL/HDL ratio p<0.01) permitting reduction of insulin dose and reduction of add-on glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs) other than metformin. Outcome was independent of the mode of insulin treatment strategy and more marked at initially high HbA1c, with DRC-costs/d less than 25% of those encountered at standard hospitals.ConclusionType 1 diabetes care requires i) insulin treatment, food intake and life style to be handled in concert, ii) this need cannot be replaced by arbitrary addition of add-on GLDs, and iii) training to this end is 75% cheaper at a DRC than in standard hospitals.
Purpose: To explore differences in baseline characteristics following three weeks of semi-standardized in-patient care between patients with obesity without and with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Patients and methods: Patients without or with T2D were matched according to age, sex, and BMI. Food intake was restricted to 1,200–1,600 kcal/d to which a 400–600 kcal/d exercise load was added, and data were compared using Student’s t -test, general linear models, and Spearman-rank correlations. Results: At baseline, patients with obesity and T2D displayed, besides elevated blood glucose and HbA 1c values, higher serum liver enzymes ( p <0.001–0.05), triglycerides, and CRP ( p <0.01) and a greater prevalence of treated hyperlipidemia ( p <0.001) than those with plain obesity who showed only higher LDL and HDL cholesterol levels (+9.0% and +16.0%). In response to three-weeks of standardized life-style change, both groups improved their vital variables and risk scores ( p <0.001). While improvement in cholesterol slightly favored patients with plain obesity, the need for anti-hyperlipidemics (+25%) rose in both groups, albeit that for anti-hypertensives (+50%) increased only in patients with obesity and add-on T2D. Conclusion: Moderate changes in lifestyle improve the clinical condition, including coronary heart disease and premature mortality risk scores (HARD-CHD and ABSI) in patients with obesity both in the absence and presence of T2D, with the latter seemingly increasing the risk of hepatic steatosis and systemic inflammation.
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