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. 2023 Apr 26:2023:1969145.
doi: 10.1155/2023/1969145. eCollection 2023.

Diabetes Management and Outcomes among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending a Renal Service

Elizabeth Skalkos  1 , Rohit Rajagopal  2 , David Simmons  1   2
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Diabetes Management and Outcomes among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending a Renal Service

Elizabeth Skalkos et al. J Diabetes Res. .

Abstract

Background: Patients with comorbid type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and renal disease, particularly those treated with insulin, often require complex pharmacological treatment and management of other diabetes complications.

Aims: To assess the achievement of metabolic targets and compare the current management of renal service attenders with insulin- and noninsulin-treated T2DM.

Methods: Single-centre retrospective cross-sectional study involving medical record review of patients with T2DM aged ≥18 years who visited a metropolitan renal outpatient clinic in 2017. Univariable analysis and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with insulin treatment.

Results: Among 268 patients (45.5% insulin-treated), mean HbA1c was higher in insulin-treated vs. noninsulin-treated patients (8.0 ± 1.8% (64 mmol/mol) vs. 6.8 ± 1.2% (51 mmol/mol), p < 0.001). Significantly fewer insulin-treated patients had HbA1c ≤ 7.0% (53 mmol/mol; 31.8% vs. 69.3%, p < 0.001). More insulin-treated patients had ischaemic heart disease (46.7% vs. 33.6%, p = 0.028), diabetic foot disease (15.6% vs. 4.8%, p = 0.003), retinopathy (40.2% vs. 11.0%, p < 0.001), and emergency attendance for severe hypoglycaemia (3.8% vs. 0% p = 0.042). Insulin treatment was more associated with chronic kidney disease stages 4-5 (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.41, 95% CI 1.07-5.43), retinopathy (aOR 3.10, 95% CI 1.04-9.27), and podiatry review (aOR 5.06, 95% CI 1.20-21.38). Only 38 (14.2%) individuals were seen by a colocated public multidisciplinary diabetes service in 2017.

Conclusions: Renal clinic attenders with T2DM, particularly if insulin-treated, remained at increased risk of diabetes-related complications, including severe hypoglycaemia, with limited input from the colocated hospital diabetes team. Approaches to increase coordination of diabetes care among renal patients should be investigated.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Classification of patients seen by the renal service. T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; NODAT: new-onset diabetes after transplant.
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Figure 2
Key diabetes management issues—insulin- vs. noninsulin-treated patients. Insulin treated (black) vs. noninsulin treated (grey) ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001.
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