Effects of a Digital Patient Empowerment and Communication Tool on Metabolic Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes: The DeMpower Multicenter Ambispective Study.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a major health care problem, reaching epidemic numbers worldwide. Reducing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels to recommended targets is associated with a marked decrease in the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-related complications. The implementation of new technologies, particularly telemedicine, may be helpful to facilitate self-care and empower people with T2DM, leading to improved metabolic control of the disease. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the effect of a home digital patient empowerment and communication tool (DeMpower App) on metabolic control in people with inadequately controlled T2DM. METHODS: The DeMpower study was multicenter with a retrospective (observational: 52 weeks of follow-up) and prospective (interventional: 52 weeks of follow-up) design that included people with T2DM, aged ≥18 and ≤80 years, with HbA1c levels ≥7.5% to ≤9.5%, receiving treatment with noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents, and able to use a smartphone app. Individuals were randomly assigned (2:1) to the DeMpower app-empowered group or control group. We describe the effect of empowerment on the proportion of patients achieving the study glycemic target, defined as HbA1c≤7.5% with a ≥0.5% reduction in HbA1c at week 24. RESULTS: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the study was stopped prematurely, and 50 patients (33 in the DeMpower app-empowered group and 17 in the control group) were analyzed. There was a trend toward a higher proportion of patients achieving the study glycemic target (46% vs 18%; P=.07) in the DeMpower app group that was statistically significant when the target was HbA1c≤7.5% (64% vs 24%; P=.02) or HbA1c≤8% (85% vs 53%; P=.02). The mean HbA1c was significantly reduced at week 24 (-0.81, SD 0.89 vs -0.15, SD 1.03; P=.03); trends for improvement in other cardiovascular risk factors, medication adherence, and satisfaction were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that patient empowerment through home digital tools has a potential effect on metabolic control, which might be even more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic and in a digital health scenario.

Impact of Advanced Diabetes Centers on the healthcare experience of patients with type 2 diabetes using the IEXPAC tool.

AIMS: To determine the experience with healthcare among patients with type 2 diabetes according to the assistance model provided in their primary care centers, and to determine factors related with their experience. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study performed in patients with type 2 diabetes with cardiovascular or renal complications. The patients were divided in two groups according to whether they had been attended in Advanced Diabetes centers (ADC) or the traditional assistance centers. Patient's healthcare experience was assessed with the "Instrument for Evaluation of the Experience of Chronic Patients" (IEXPAC) questionnaire, with possible scores ranging from 0 (worst experience) to 10 (best experience). RESULTS: A total of 451 patients (215 from ADC and 236 from traditional assistance centers) were included. The mean overall IEXPAC scores were 5.9 ±â€¯1.7 (ADC) and 6.0 ±â€¯1.9 (traditional assistance centers; p = 0.82). In the multivariant analyses, in ADC, the regular follow-up by the same physician (p = 0.01) and follow-up by a nurse (p = 0.01), were associated with a better patient experience, whereas receiving a higher number of medications with a worse patient experience (p = 0.04). In the traditional assistance centers, only the regular follow-up by the same physician was associated with a better experience (p = 0.02). Patients from ADC centers reported a higher score in the quality of life scale (69.1 ±â€¯16.5 vs 64.6 ±â€¯17.5; p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS: In general, the healthcare experience of type 2 diabetic patients with their sanitary assistance can be improved. Patients from ADC centers report a higher score in the quality of life scale.

Healthcare experience among patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional survey using the IEXPAC tool.

Aim: To assess the experience with health care among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and to evaluate patients' demographic variables and healthcare-related characteristics which may affect their experience. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was delivered to T2DM adults. Patient experiences were assessed with the 'Instrument for Evaluation of the Experience of Chronic Patients' (IEXPAC) questionnaire, a validated 12-item survey, which describes patient experience within the last 6 months (items 1-11) and hospitalization in the last 3 years (item 12), with possible scores ranging from 0 (worst) to 10 (best experience). Results: A total of 451 T2DM patients responded to the survey (response rate 72.3%; mean age 69.5 ± 10.1 years, 67.8% men). The mean overall IEXPAC score was 5.92 ± 1.80. Mean scores were higher for productive interactions (7.92 ± 2.15) and self-management (7.08 ± 2.27) than for new relational model (1.72 ± 2.01). Only 32.8% of patients who had been hospitalized in the past 3 years reported having received a follow-up call or visit after discharge. Multivariate analyses identified that regular follow-up by the same physician and follow-up by a nurse were associated with a better patient experience. Continuity of healthcare score was higher only in those patients requiring help from others. Conclusions: The areas of T2DM care which may need to be addressed to ensure better patient experience are use of the Internet, new technologies and social resources for patient information and interaction with healthcare professionals, closer follow-up after hospitalization, and a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach with regular follow-up by the same physician and a nurse.

Recomendaciones de la Sociedad Española de Diabetes (SED) para el tratamiento farmacológico de la hiperglucemia en la diabetes tipo 2: Actualización 2018 / Spanish Diabetes Society (SED) recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: 2018 Update

La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) es un problema de dimensiones globales por su alta y creciente prevalencia en todo el mundo y por los costes personales y económicos asociados a ella. Un tratamiento adecuado ha demostrado reducir la mortalidad y las complicaciones asociadas. Recientemente se han incluido nuevos conceptos en la práctica clínica habitual y en el árbol de decisión de la terapia farmacológica de la DM2. Por ello, la Sociedad Española de Diabetes (SED) encargó al Grupo de Trabajo de Consensos y Guías Clínicas actualizar el documento de 2010 «Recomendaciones para el tratamiento farmacológico de la hiperglucemia en la diabetes tipo2». Entre los aspectos novedosos se incluyen nueve características para describir a cada grupo farmacológico: eficacia, riesgo de hipoglucemia, efectos en el peso corporal, efecto demostrado en el riesgo cardiovascular, nefroprotección, limitación de uso en la insuficiencia renal, frecuencia de los efectos secundarios, complejidad y coste. Así mismo, se detallan las opciones de combinación y se desarrollan el inicio y el ajuste de las terapias inyectables disponibles

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) has become a problem of global dimensions by their high and growing prevalence worldwide and the personal and economic costs associated with it. Correct treatment can reduce mortality and associated complications. New concepts have recently been included in routine clinical practice and have changed the algorithm of DM2 pharmacological therapy. Therefore, the Spanish Society of Diabetes (SED) entrusted to the Working Group of Consensus and Clinical Guidelines an update of the 2010 document Recommendations for Pharmacological Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Diabetes type2. Novel aspects include nine characteristics to describe each drug group: efficiency, the risk of hypoglycemia, effects on body weight, the demonstrated effect in cardiovascular risk, nephroprotection, limitation of use in renal insufficiency, the rate of secondary effects, complexity and costs. Additionally, the document details combination options, and develop the start and adjustment of available injectable therapies

Spanish Diabetes Society (SED) recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: 2018 Update. / Recomendaciones de la Sociedad Española de Diabetes (SED) para el tratamiento farmacológico de la hiperglucemia en la diabetes tipo 2: Actualización 2018.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) has become a problem of global dimensions by their high and growing prevalence worldwide and the personal and economic costs associated with it. Correct treatment can reduce mortality and associated complications. New concepts have recently been included in routine clinical practice and have changed the algorithm of DM2 pharmacological therapy. Therefore, the Spanish Society of Diabetes (SED) entrusted to the Working Group of Consensus and Clinical Guidelines an update of the 2010 document Recommendations for Pharmacological Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Diabetes type2. Novel aspects include nine characteristics to describe each drug group: efficiency, the risk of hypoglycemia, effects on body weight, the demonstrated effect in cardiovascular risk, nephroprotection, limitation of use in renal insufficiency, the rate of secondary effects, complexity and costs. Additionally, the document details combination options, and develop the start and adjustment of available injectable therapies.

Respuesta de los autores: Empleo de diuréticos y empagliflozina: ¿contraindicados? / Diuretics and empagliflozin use: authors' reply

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Consenso sobre tratamiento con insulina en la diabetes tipo 2 / Consensus on insulin treatment in type 2 diabetes

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[Managing the discharge of diabetic patients from the emergency department: a consensus paper]. / Documento de consenso sobre el manejo al alta desde urgencias del paciente diabético.

EN: Eighty to 90% of patients attended in emergency departments are discharged to home. Emergency department physicians are therefore responsible for specifying how these patients are treated afterwards. An estimated 30% to 40% of emergency patients have diabetes mellitus that was often decompensated or poorly controlled prior to the emergency. It is therefore necessary to establish antidiabetic treatment protocols that contribute to adequate metabolic control for these patients in the interest of improving the short-term prognosis after discharge. The protocols should also maintain continuity of outpatient care from other specialists and contribute to improving the long-term prognosis. This consensus paper presents the consensus of experts from 3 medical associations whose members are directly involved with treating patients with diabetes. The aim of the paper is to facilitate the assessment of antidiabetic treatment when the patient is discharged from the emergency department and referred to outpatient care teams.

ES: El 80-90% de los pacientes atendidos en los servicios de urgencias son dados de alta desde los mismos, y por tanto los facultativos de urgencias son los responsables del tratamiento al alta en dichos pacientes. Se estima que la frecuencia de diabetes mellitus en urgencias es de un 30-40% y en muchos casos dicha diabetes está descompensada o con un mal control metabólico previo, por lo que es necesario establecer pautas de tratamiento antidiabético adecuadas de cara al alta que contribuyan a un adecuado control metabólico de dichos pacientes y favorezca un mejor pronóstico a corto plazo tras el alta, así como mantener una continuidad con la atención ambulatoria por parte de otras especialidades y contribuir a una mejoría del pronóstico a largo plazo. El presente documento es por tanto un consenso de expertos de tres sociedades científicas implicadas directamente en la atención del paciente diabético, que pretende facilitar la valoración del tratamiento al alta desde urgencias en cuanto a la diabetes se refiere y su continuidad asistencial ambulatoria.

Documento de consenso sobre el manejo al alta desde urgencias del paciente diabético / Managing the discharge of diabetic patients from the emergency department: a consensus paper

El 80-90% de los pacientes atendidos en los servicios de urgencias son dados de alta desde los mismos, y por tanto los facultativos de urgencias son los responsables del tratamiento al alta en dichos pacientes. Se estima que la frecuencia de diabetes mellitus en urgencias es de un 30-40% y en muchos casos dicha diabetes está descompensada o con un mal control metabólico previo, por lo que es necesario establecer pautas de tratamiento antidiabético adecuadas de cara al alta que contribuyan a un adecuado control metabólico de dichos pacientes y favorezca un mejor pronóstico a corto plazo tras el alta, así como mantener una continuidad con la atención ambulatoria por parte de otras especialidades y contribuir a una mejoría del pronóstico a largo plazo. El presente documento es por tanto un consenso de expertos de tres sociedades científicas implicadas directamente en la atención del paciente diabético, que pretende facilitar la valoración del tratamiento al alta desde urgencias en cuanto a la diabetes se refiere y su continuidad asistencial ambulatoria (AU)

Eighty to 90% of patients attended in emergency departments are discharged to home. Emergency department physicians are therefore responsible for specifying how these patients are treated afterwards. An estimated 30% to 40% of emergency patients have diabetes mellitus that was often decompensated or poorly controlled prior to the emergency. It is therefore necessary to establish antidiabetic treatment protocols that contribute to adequate metabolic control for these patients in the interest of improving the short-term prognosis after discharge. The protocols should also maintain continuity of outpatient care from other specialists and contribute to improving the long-term prognosis. This consensus paper presents the consensus of experts from 3 medical associations whose members are directly involved with treating patients with diabetes. The aim of the paper is to facilitate the assessment of antidiabetic treatment when the patient is discharged from the emergency department and referred to outpatient care teams (AU)

Estudio observacional prospectivo con insulina detemir en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 mal controlados que inician por primer vez tratamiento con insulina (estudio SOLVE) / Prospective observational study of insulin detemir in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus initiating insulin therapy for the first time (SOLVE Study)

Objetivo: Describir la experiencia en atención primaria con insulina detemir en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 mal controlados con antidiabéticos orales que necesitan incorporar una insulina a su terapia antidiabética. Métodos: Estudio observacional prospectivo de 6 meses de seguimiento realizado en 10 países. En España participaron solo centros de atención primaria. Se reclutaron pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 mal controlados a cuyo tratamiento con antidiabéticos orales se había añadido insulina detemir (una vez al día) durante el mes previo a la inclusión en el estudio. Se analizaron los cambios de HbA1c y de peso al final del estudio, así como la incidencia de hipoglucemia y reacciones adversas. Se presentan los resultados obtenidos en la cohorte española. Resultados: Se incluyeron 17.374 pacientes en total, 973 en España (media de edad 64,8 años [DE 12]; duración de la diabetes 9,4 años [DE 6,2]; Hb1Ac 8,9% [DE 1,4]). En la muestra para eficacia (n = 474), el cambio medio de Hb1Ac fue −1,6% (IC 95%: −1,75 a −1,42; p < 0,001; el cambio medio del peso fue −2,9 kg (IC 95%: −3,72 a −2.08; p < 0,001. Solo se registró un episodio de hipoglucemia grave, que fue también la única reacción adversa grave comunicada en el estudio. La tasa de incidencia de hipoglucemia no grave fue de 2,44 eventos/paciente-año. Conclusiones: En esta cohorte de pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 recientemente insulinizados, la insulina detemir (una vez al día) mejoró el control glucémico, con baja incidencia de hipoglucemia y una reducción significativa del peso (AU)

Objective: Describe the experience in the primary care setting with insulin detemir in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus that need to add-on insulin to their oral antidiabetic drug therapy. Methods: Prospective observational study of 6 months of follow up, performed in 10 countries. In Spain, participating sites were only from the primary care setting. Eligible patients were those with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus adding-on once-daily insulin detemir to their existing oral antidiabetic therapy in the month prior to their enrollment. The change of Hb1Ac and of weight at the end of the study and the incidence of hypoglycemia and adverse reactions, were analyzed. We report the results obtained in the Spanish cohort. Results: Overall 17,374 patients were included, 973 in Spain [mean age 64.8 years (SE 12); duration of diabetes 9.4 years (SE 6.2); Hb1Ac 8.9% (DE 1.4)]. In the sample analyzed for efficacy (n = 474) the mean change of Hb1Ac was −1.6% (95% CI: −1.75 to −1.42; P < .001), mean change of weight was −2.9 kg (95% CI: −3.72 to −2.08; P < .001). Only one episode of severe hypoglycemia was reported, which was also the only serious adverse reaction reported in the study. The incidence rate of non-severe hypoglycemia was 2.44 events/patient-year. Conclusions: In this cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving newly initiated insulin therapy, once-daily detemir improved the glycemic control, with low incidence of hypoglycemia and a significant reduction of the weight (AU)

[Prospective observational study of insulin detemir in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus initiating insulin therapy for the first time (SOLVE Study)]. / Estudio observacional prospectivo con insulina detemir en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 mal controlados que inician por primer vez tratamiento con insulina (estudio SOLVE).

OBJECTIVE: Describe the experience in the primary care setting with insulin detemir in patients with poorly controlled type2 diabetes mellitus that need to add-on insulin to their oral antidiabetic drug therapy. METHODS: Prospective observational study of 6 months of follow up, performed in 10 countries. In Spain, participating sites were only from the primary care setting. Eligible patients were those with poorly controlled type2 diabetes mellitus adding-on once-daily insulin detemir to their existing oral antidiabetic therapy in the month prior to their enrollment. The change of Hb1Ac and of weight at the end of the study and the incidence of hypoglycemia and adverse reactions, were analyzed. We report the results obtained in the Spanish cohort. RESULTS: Overall 17,374 patients were included, 973 in Spain [mean age 64.8 years (SE 12); duration of diabetes 9.4 years (SE 6.2); Hb1Ac 8.9% (DE 1.4)]. In the sample analyzed for efficacy (n=474) the mean change of Hb1Ac was -1.6% (95%CI: -1.75 to -1.42; P<.001), mean change of weight was -2.9 kg (95%CI: -3.72 to -2.08; P<.001). Only one episode of severe hypoglycemia was reported, which was also the only serious adverse reaction reported in the study. The incidence rate of non-severe hypoglycemia was 2.44 events/patient-year. CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving newly initiated insulin therapy, once-daily detemir improved the glycemic control, with low incidence of hypoglycemia and a significant reduction of the weight.

Control glucémico de los pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 y 2 tratados mediante procedimientos de cardiología intervencionista / Glycaemic management in type 1 and 2 diabetes patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures

A pesar del creciente número tanto de alternativas terapéuticas disponibles para el tratamiento de la diabetes como de revisiones y guías de práctica clínica generales, en el caso de contextos específicos como la cardiología intervencionista se encuentra una ausencia de pautas terapéuticas claras e inequívocas. En esta guía de actuación clínica se propone un algoritmo consensuado, basado tanto en la revisión crítica de la evidencia de ensayos clínicos recientes como en criterios subjetivos derivados de la experiencia clínica y conocimiento colectivos, para orientar en la elección de las alternativas más adecuadas en esta situación clínica del manejo del control glucémico de pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 y 2 que van a ser sometidos a procedimientos de cardiología intervencionista en el laboratorio de hemodinámica (AU)

Despite the growing number of therapeutic alternatives available as well as general reviews and treatment guidelines for the treatment of diabetes, physicians are often left without a clear pathway of therapy to follow in specific clinical contexts such as interventional cardiology. The present document proposes a consensus treatment algorithm, based both on a critical appraisal of evidence from recent clinical trials and on value judgements supported by the authors’ collective clinical knowledge and experience, in an attempt to guide practitioners when choosing the most appropriate alternatives in the context of glycemic management in type 1 and 2 diabetic patients scheduled to undergo interventional cardiology procedures in a haemodynamic laboratory (AU)

[Glycaemic management in type 1 and 2 diabetes patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures. Heart and Diabetes Working Group. Sociedad Espan˜ola de Cardiologi´a. Sociedad Espan˜ola de Diabetes]. / Control glucémico de los pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 y 2 tratados mediante procedimientos de cardiología intervencionista.

Despite the growing number of therapeutic alternatives available as well as general reviews and treatment guidelines for the treatment of diabetes, physicians are often left without a clear pathway of therapy to follow in specific clinical contexts such as interventional cardiology. The present document proposes a consensus treatment algorithm, based both on a critical appraisal of evidence from recent clinical trials and on value judgements supported by the authors' collective clinical knowledge and experience, in an attempt to guide practitioners when choosing the most appropriate alternatives in the context of glycemic management in type 1 and 2 diabetic patients scheduled to undergo interventional cardiology procedures in a haemodynamic laboratory.

La historia clínica electrónica y los registros sobre diabetes en España / Electronic medical records and diabetes in Spain

Introducción: Una optimización de la atención a las personas con diabetes pasa por la incorporación de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación a un modelo de cuidados crónicos. Objetivos: Determinar el desarrollo de la historia clínica electrónica relacionada con la diabetes en las distintas Comunidades Autónomas de España. Material y métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y de naturaleza transversal, dirigido a analizar las características de los sistemas de registro utilizados en la atención a la población con diabetes en el ámbito de la atención primaria. Resultados: Se observa una gran variabilidad entre Comunidades Autónomas, tanto en el tipo de registros relacionados con la diabetes como en su explotación, destacando por su mayor implementación un grupo de Comunidades (Navarra, Aragón, Asturias, País Vasco, Comunidad Valenciana y Cataluña). Conclusiones: Existe una importante heterogeneidad en la calidad de los registros relacionados con la diabetes utilizados en atención primaria, en su distribución regional, con amplias posibilidades de mejora(AU)

Introduction: Optimising care for people with diabetes goes through the incorporation of information and communication technology to a chronic care model. Objectives: To determine the development of electronic medical records related to diabetes in different regions of Spain. Material and methods. Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, aimed at analysing the characteristics of the recording systems used in the care of people with diabetes in Primary Care settings. Results: There is a wide variability between regions, both in the type of records related to diabetes and in their operation, with its greater implementation in a group Communities (Navarra, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Valencia and Catalonia) being noteworthy. Conclusions: There is significant heterogeneity in the quality of diabetes-related records used in Primary Care, their regional distribution, with ample room for improvement(AU)