title: [The effect of improved glycemic control on quality of life in patients with type I and type II diabetes].
abstract: Patients with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) live shorter because of the long-term complications of hyperglycemia. One of the most important aims of therapy in diabetic subjects is delay in the development of long-term diabetes complications. However, another important aim of therapy in diabetic patients is the use of drugs, which not only delay the time of long-term complications development but also improve the quality of life. The paper presents the results of studies on quality of life in diabetic subjects basing on contemporary literature. In patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus a quality of life decreases gradually with the duration of diabetes. The influence of intensive insulin therapy on quality of life is minimal or absent. In UKPDS study no differences in quality of live between conventionally or intensively treated patients were observed. In subjects with macrovascular complications the quality of life is significantly worse. Generally, the authors of UKPDS suggested that better glycemic control is not associated with better quality of life. Only Testa and Simonsen demonstrated that type 2 diabetic subjects treated by new "intelligent" drug--glipizide GITS (Glibenese GITS) is associated not only with better metabolic control but also with better quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych i Diabetologii w Zabrzu.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grzeszczak
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005913:Glipizide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D005913:Glipizide
vernacular_title: Wpływ wyrównania glikemii na jakość zycia u chorych na cukrzyce typu 1 oraz typu 2.