Armed with this new information, physicians and people with diabetes now have even more reason to closely manage this disease. Not according to a new national survey that shows the good news is not being heard. Most patients and physicians know diabetes is a progressive disease, yet they believe oral medications can treat the disease indefinitely. The above findings suggest many patients may be out of control and at great risk for serious complications. We know the answer is diabetes education.
Oral treatments depend on the body s own insulin to work.
As you may know, diabetes is a progressive disease, and can require different treatments at different stages. However, as the survey discovered, some physicians are responding to changes in their patients' control by simply prescribing more and more pills, making patients think they are successfully controlling their disease. This is a strategy for failure. It is estimated that of the nearly 10 million now diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, folks who know they have the disease, and have sought and received some treatment, at least one million need to get their disease back under control.