Impact of diagnosing diabetic complications on future hemoglobin A1c levels.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess how hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values might change following the diagnosis of the first complication from diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods

Using a nationwide, longitudinal managed care network claims database (2001-2011), we identified patients with DM who experienced an initial diabetes-related complication. A paired t-test was used to compare average HbA1c levels before the initial complication was first diagnosed to average HbA1c levels following the diagnosis of the complication.

Results

518 enrollees met study inclusion criteria. Patients with suboptimally controlled DM (defined as HbA1c>7% (53 mmol/mol)) prior to the diagnosis of their first diabetic complication demonstrated a clinically significant reduction in average HbA1c following the diagnosis of

SUBMITTER: Stem MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531043 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature