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The achievement of glycaemic, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol targets in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a South African tertiary hospital outpatient clinic

Published in: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
Volume 20 , issue 2 , 2015 , pages: 81–86

DOI: 10.1080/16089677.2015.1056468

Author(s): Y Pinchevsky Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , V Shukla Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , N Butkow Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , FJ Raal Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , T Chirwa Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

Keywords: diabetes mellitus , management , risk factors , targets

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Abstract

Objectives: To determine differences in the control of multiple diabetes control parameters in a select group of subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after a four-year follow-up period.

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