title: [Clinical and therapeutic analysis of type 2 diabetics in Portuguese community pharmacies].
abstract: Diabetes is one of the most important chronic diseases in the world. This observational study was performed in 7 community pharmacies between October 2002 and July 2003.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Analysis and characterization of demographic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of a type 2 diabetes group.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic selection of 150 patients with questionnaire evaluation. Blood glucose levels, blood pressure, body mass index, family history of diabetes and drug intake were measured. The data were processed using SPSS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost all patients had glycemic metabolic decompensation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  identification of therapeutic problems and formulation of two study hypotheses: statins could be beneficial to the metabolic control of type 2 diabetes. On the other hand oral intake of sulphonylureas in association with biguanides could be prejudicial.
authors: Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Sócio Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Pires
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010594:Pharmacies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires