Even in the capital of India with top most doctors and state of the art hospitals & clinics,the quality of diabetes care remains poor.This is not because patients cant afford the cost of diabetes care.The results of the article published in diabetes care clearly says very few diabetes patients are getting their HbA1c done.The reason may be lack of a diabetes team and comprehensive care delivery approach.This can be addressed with maintaining the electronic records with reminders for regular follow up visits and devising a comprehensive diabetes package including check up for blood sugars as well as assessing diabetes complications.The link to the article is given below.
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/11/2341
This fasting blood sugar level is less than 100 mg / dL normal.
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