Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
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Observational Study
Personality traits, self-care behaviours and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle diabetes study phase II.
To determine whether the personality traits of conscientiousness and agreeableness are associated with self-care behaviours and glycaemia in Type 2 diabetes. ⋯ Although there was no independent association between personality traits and HbA1c , the relationship between high conscientiousness and low BMI and beneficial self-care behaviours suggests an indirect positive effect on glycaemia. Conscientiousness could be augmented by the use of impulse control training as part of diabetes management.
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Diabetic foot disease and amputations severely reduce quality of life and have major economic consequences. The aim of this study was to estimate time trends in the incidence of lower-extremity amputations in Danish people with diabetes. ⋯ The incidence of major lower-extremity amputations reduced significantly from 2000 to 2011 in Danish people with diabetes followed at a diabetes specialist centre.