PMID: 8585999May 1, 1995Paper

Evaluation of a structured outpatient group education program for intensive insulin therapy

Diabetes Care
T R PieberG J Krejs

Abstract

To determine the efficacy and safety of a structured diabetes teaching and treatment program (DTTP) in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in an outpatient setting. All patients with IDDM who completed a structured 5-day outpatient DTTP were reevaluated after a mean follow-up of 3 years. A standardized interview was used to assess frequency of severe hypoglycemia, type of insulin treatment, self-monitoring, and other diabetes-related parameters. HbA1c was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. Of 205 patients, 4 (2%) died during the observation period. HbA1c in the 201 surviving patients decreased significantly from 8.7 +/- 2.0 to 7.5 +/- 1.2% at follow-up (P < 0.001); frequency of severe hypoglycemia decreased from a mean of 0.46 to 0.13 per patient per year (P < 0.001). Hospital admission due to acute metabolic disturbances decreased from 4.5 +/- 11.1 to 1.4 +/- 6.7 days/patient-year (P < 0.001). At follow-up, intensive insulin therapy was carried out by 98% of the patients, and 80% of the patients reported three or more measurements of blood glucose per day. Diabetes-related knowledge had a positive (P < 0.01) and body mass index a negative (P < 0.02) influence on improving HbA1c assessed by...Continue Reading

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