The purpose of this research is to study whether a multidisciplinary education in Diabetes and intervention for cardiac risk reduction in a group setting to modify patient behavior and adjust medications can achieve diabetes guideline goals for glycemia, blood pressure and lipid control.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
118
Multidisciplinary education and diabetes intervention for cardiac risk reduction - pharmacist led group intervention
interactive lectures with hands-on learning
learning from peers with similar disease and problems
Providence VAMC
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Percentage of Participans With A1c<7%, LDL Cholesterol <100mg/dL, Systolic Blood Pressure <130mm Hg and Diastolic Blood Pressure <80 mm Hg
The major outcome was the percentage of participants who attain the target goals for A1C, blood pressure,and ldl cholesterol lipids set by the American Diabetes Association guidelines, defined as A1C \<7%, SBP \<130 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \<80 mm Hg, and LDL cholesterol \<100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L).
Time frame: 4 months
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