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Improvement of glycemic control by re-education in insulin injection technique in patients with diabetes mellitus.

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INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of re-education in the insulin injection technique for glycemic control. METHODS:A preliminary experimental study was performed with 87 insulin-treated diabetic outpatients (11 with type 1 diabetes, 76 with type 2 diabetes; 43 men, 44 women). All patients had been treated with insulin for more than 3 years. After answering questions about the insulin injection technique, the patients' knowledge levels were scored. Correct answers and explanation sheets were subsequently given to all patients. The physicians in charge gave a short lecture and provided 10 min of individual advice. Two, three, and four months after re-education the HbA1c and glycoalbumin levels were measured. RESULTS:The mean HbA1c levels of almost all patients significantly improved from 7.46 ± 0.09% to 6.73 ± 0.10% (P < 0.01), and the mean glycoalbumin levels significantly improved from 22.76 ± 0.50% to 20.26 ± 0.68% (P < 0.01). Twenty-five patients demonstrated a poor understanding (score of ≤6 points) and showed a significant decrease in the HbA1c level from 7.62 ± 0.20% to 6.71 ± 0.21% (P = 0.02). Forty-three patients demonstrated a moderate understanding (score of 7 or 8 points) and showed a decrease in the HbA1c level from 7.40 ± 0.13% to 6.68 ± 0.07% (P = 0.07). Finally, 19 patients demonstrated a good understanding (score of ≥9 points) and showed a slight decrease in the HbA1c level from 7.38 ± 0.15% to 6.93 ± 0.12% (P = 0.09). Patients with a poor understanding showed the largest decrease in the mean level of HbA1c. CONCLUSION:Re-education in the insulin injection technique led to an improvement in glycemic control in insulin-treated diabetic patients, especially in those with a poor understanding of the insulin injection technique. More attention should be paid to these strategies for outpatients.

journal_name

Adv Ther

journal_title

Advances in therapy

authors

Nakatani Y,Matsumura M,Monden T,Aso Y,Nakamoto T

doi

10.1007/s12325-013-0066-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-10-01 00:00:00

pages

897-906

issue

eissn

0741-238X

issn

1865-8652

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Improvement of glycemic control by re-education in insulin injection technique in patients with diabetes mellitus.