Longitudinal study of a diabetes education and care intervention: predictors of improved glycemic control.

Abstract

Patients with shorter duration of diabetes and poor baseline glycemic control were most likely to have clinically significant glycemic responses to this program. Severity of disease and regression to the mean were unable to account for this association, leaving unanswered the question of the mechanism of this association. The data also identified a group of patients who do not respond well to this educational approach and for whom novel approaches to behavior change should be considered.