International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2014
Determinants of glycaemic control in a practice setting: the role of weight loss and treatment adherence (The DELTA Study).
Examine the association between weight loss and adherence with glycaemic goal attainment in patients with inadequately controlled T2DM. ⋯ Weight loss ≥ 3% and medication adherence were associated with HbA1c goal attainment in T2DM; weight loss was a stronger predictor of goal attainment than medication adherence in this study population. It is important to consider weight-effect properties, in addition to patient-centric adherence counselling, when prescribing diabetes therapy.