The European journal of general practice
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Multimorbidity in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes.
People with type 2 diabetes frequently have a variety of related and unrelated chronic conditions. These additional conditions have implications for patient education, treatment burden and disease management. ⋯ There was a high prevalence of multimorbidity in these patients with type 2 diabetes and the results suggest that glycaemic control is related to patients' awareness of their chronic conditions. The variety of conditions emphasizes the complexity of illness management in this group and the importance of maintaining a generalist and multidisciplinary approach to their clinical care.