Diabetes Type II
Conditions
Keywords
Epidemiological, Diabetes, Glucose Lowering Drug Treatment in Primary care, CVD
Brief summary
To describe the type II diabetes population in primary care with special reference to treatment, other diseases and mortality during the last decade. To test the hypothesis that the type or combination of per oral glucose lowering drugs have different effects on the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetic complications.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with type II diabetes, according to medical records, diagnosis, prescription or lab assessments
Exclusion criteria
* Patients followed by physician for less than 6 months after diagnosis of Diabetes type II
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Composite end-point consisting of Cardiovascular Disease, elective coronary revascularisation and mortality | The endpoints will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Retinopathy, renal failure, hypoglycaemic episodes, other diabetic complications | The endpoints will be extracted from the medical records on one occasion, covering a period of one decade. |
| Time from: Metformin (MET) to Insulin (INS) versus Metformin (MET) -> Metformin (MET)+Sulfonylurea (SU) ->Insulin (INS) | The endpoints will be extracted from the medical records on one occasion, covering a period of one decade. |
| Number of consultations in primary care. Number of hospitalisations | The endpoints will be extracted from the medical records on one occasion, covering a period of one decade. |
Countries
Sweden