Attainment of Canadian Diabetes Association recommended targets in patients with type 2 diabetes: a study of primary care practices in St John's, Nfld.

Abstract

The findings of the chart audit are consistent with other published reports, which have illustrated that a large majority of patients with diabetes fall short of reaching recommended targets for BP, blood glucose, and lipid levels. Although family physicians are knowledgeable about recommended targets, there is a gap between knowledge and clinical outcomes. The reasons for this are likely multifactorial. Further investigation is needed to better understand this phenomenon as well as to understand the foundation for physicians' optimistic estimates of how many of their patients with diabetes were reaching target values.