Care processes in people in remission from type 2 diabetes: A cohort study using the National Diabetes Audit.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

People with type 2 diabetes can enter remission but may relapse or develop legacy complications. This analysis assesses whether people with remission from type 2 diabetes continue receiving annual care processes recommended in national guidelines and the potential impacts of formal recognition of remission.

Methods

People with type 2 diabetes with and without formal recognition (diagnostic code) of remission, and with and without evidence of remission (HbA_1c  < 48 mmol/mol without prescription for glucose-lowering drugs in preceding 26 weeks), included in the 2018/19 National Diabetes Audit (NDA) for England and Wales were followed up to identify care processes received between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2020.

Results

Of the 2,822,145 people with type

SUBMITTER: Holman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature