Intensive glycaemic control does not seem to reduce all cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes .
OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of targeting intensive glycaemic control versus conventional glycaemic control on  all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality , non-fatal myocardial infa rct ion , microvascular complications , and severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes .
Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Summary The presence of diabetes mellitus leads to a decrease in life quality in all domains . The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality of life ( QOL ) in diabetic patients and the factors affecting it in type 2 diabetic mellitus patients . We conducted a cross-sectional study that included 86 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus , in the territory of the City of Niš .  Health-related QOL of patients was measured using the short form survey ( SF-36 ) that produces an 8-scale health profile . The average duration of diabetes was 12.76±8.08 years . The best QOL in all areas was observed in patients diagnosed with diabetes less than 10 years ago p<0.05 ) and younger than 65 years . Male respondents perceived a better QOL compared to women , especially in the vitality and pain domains . The patients with comorbidity ( 93.64 % ) had lower QOL score in all domains . There was no significant difference in the QOL of patients with diabetes compared to the level of education . High QOL represents an ultimate goal and an important outcome of all medical interventions in diabetic patients . Factors related to lower QOL included : older age , female gender , and existence of comorbidities . Uncontrolled diabetic patients had a lower QOL than controlled diabetics . Sažetak Prisustvo dijabetesa dovodi do pada kvaliteta života u svim domenima . Cilj našeg istraživanja bio je da procenimo kvalitet života bolesnika sa dijabetesom tip 2 i da utvrdimo faktore koji na to utiču . Sprovedena je studija preseka na teritoriji grada Niša kojom je obuhvaćeno 86 bolesnika sa dijabetes melitusom tip 2 . Kvalitet života bolesnika procenjen je pomoću upitnika SF-36 . Prosečna dužina trajanja dijabetesa iznosila je 12.76±8.08 godina . Najbolji kvalitet života u svim domenima uočen je kod bolesnika mlađih od 65 godina i kod onih kod kojih je dijabetes melitus dijagnostikovan pre manje od 10 godina ( p<0.05 ) . Muškarci su prijavili bolji kvalitet života od žena , posebno u oblasti vitalnosti i bolova . Bolesnici sa komorbiditetima ( 93.64 % ) su imali niži kvalitet života u svim domenima . Nije zabeležena značajna razlika u kvalitetu života ispitanika obolelih od dijabetesa u odnosu na stepen obrazovanja . Kvalitet života je važan zdravstveni ishod i predstavlja konačni cilj svih zdravstvenih intervencija . Faktori koji utiču na niži kvalitet života bili su ženski pol , starost i postojanje komorbiditeta
Intensive glycaemic control does not seem to reduce all cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes .
OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of targeting intensive glycaemic control versus conventional glycaemic control on  all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality , non-fatal myocardial infa rct ion , microvascular complications , and severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes .