Tough targets are necessary in effective diabetes care

EDITOR-Winocour in his article on targets in diabetes care argues that targets for glycaemia, blood pressure, and lipids are unrealistic as only 50% of these targetswere attained in clinical trials-which are removed from the "real" world. 1 It is worrisome that even in affluent rural areas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2002-10, Vol.325 (7367), p.775-775
Hauptverfasser:	Chowdhury, Tahseen A, Lasker, Shawarna S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood Pressure Cholesterols Diabetes Diabetes complications Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy Humans Hypertension Letters Lipids Lipids - blood Patient Compliance Patients Polypharmacy Titration
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Zusammenfassung:	EDITOR-Winocour in his article on targets in diabetes care argues that targets for glycaemia, blood pressure, and lipids are unrealistic as only 50% of these targetswere attained in clinical trials-which are removed from the "real" world. 1 It is worrisome that even in affluent rural areas, doctors struggle to convince their patients to comply with medication.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.325.7367.775