Here's what docs don't know about diabetes patients
Surveys conducted by the AACE with support from Sanofi US, identified differences in perceptions among adults living with type 2 diabetes. What healthcare professionals don't know may surprise you.
Half of adults living with type 2 diabetes are very willing to take action to achieve their A1c targets quicker, but less than one in five physicians and other medical professionals believe that patients are willing to take these actions, according to two new surveys.
Two 20-minute online surveys, from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), with support from Sanofi US, consisted of one survey among 1,000 adults living with type 2 diabetes who were diagnosed with diabetes from one to five years ago, as well as one with 1,004 physicians including, endocrinologists and primary care physicians.
There were two key takeaways from the Perspectives in Diabetes Care: the first was that more than half of the patients surveyed are very willing to do more to achieve their A1c targets quicker, such as visit their physicians and other medical professionals more often or make multiple medication changes, while less than one in five physicians and other medical professionals believe patients would be very willing to take these actions.
“The most surprising finding of the surveys was the perceived willingness of patients to take action to achieve their A1c targets quicker compared to the perceptions physicians and other medical professionals have about patients’ willingness,” says George Grunberger, MD, FACP, FACE, immediate past president, AACE.
For example, the surveys found that while 57% of adults living with type 2 diabetes would be very willing to visit their physicians and other medical professionals more often, only 19% of physicians and other medical professionals polled believe this to be the case. Additionally, when it comes to making multiple medication changes in order to achieve their A1c target quicker, 52% of adults living with type 2 diabetes said they would be very willing to do so, though only 16% of physicians and other medical professionals think patients would.
“These differing perceptions are interesting as it could impact the length of time it takes some patients to achieve their individualized A1c targets,” Grunberger says.
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