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Sunday 15 April 2012

Why The Health Care Professionals Are Failing Diabetics

You may believe that one of the functions of the HCPs would be to inform their diabetic patients of the dangers of diabetes. Think again.

From:  ABPI/Diabetes UK/Ask About Medicines. Diabetes Medicines Information Survey. June 2006.
9% of diabetics do not know that blindness can be a complication of not managing their condition.
18% of diabetics do not know that amputations can be a complication of not managing their condition.
30% of diabetics do not know that kidney failure can be a complication of not managing their condition.
32% of diabetics do not know that heart disease can be a complication of not managing their condition.
33% of diabetics do not know what questions to ask those who provide their care.
33% of diabetics don’t know what questions to ask in order to find out more about their treatment options.
33% of diabetics don’t understand what their insulin or tablets are for or how to take them.
35% of diabetics take their medicines as prescribed.
40% of diabetics do not know that stroke can be a complication of not managing their condition.
58% of diabetics do not know what the diagnosis means.
60% of diabetics do not fully understand the meaning of their diagnosis or what different medicines are available.

From: 10. Dr Foster/Diabetes UK. Wales, England and Northern Ireland. 2005.
33% of diabetics are unaware that they will have the condition for life.

From: Morgan CLI et al. The prevalence of multiple diabetes-related complications, Diabetic Medicine 2000;17:146-151.
50% of diabetics do not understand that diabetes can reduce life expectancy.

Perhaps they spent the consultations extolling the virtues of the NHS 50% starchy carbohydrate diet  

John

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Might be that there are a high percentage of diagnosed diabetics that are too thick to take on board what is said to them?