title: [Effectiveness of the diabetes education program (DiabetIMSS) on clinical and biochemical parameters].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical and biochemical parameters, both initial and final in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, after a year of educational intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a retrospective, observational, and longitudinal study in 126 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus from diabetes education program (DiabetlMSS). We reviewed the charters of evaluation, and recorded clinical data (weight, BMI, waist circumference) and biochemical parameters (glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides and glycosylated hemoglobin). The information was analyzed by paired Student's t test, and McNemar's test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age was 58 years with a female predominance of 70.87%. The paired Student's t values reported reduction in weight, BMI, waist circumference, glucose, triglycerides and glycosylated hemoglobin (p < 0.001), but showed no difference for cholesterol (p > 0.001). Glycemic and metabolic control was not significant (p > 0.001) using McNemar's test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diabetes education program is an essential component of strategies for prevention and successful treatment to reduce some clinical and biochemical parameters, but not to reach glycemic and metabolic control.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Medicina Familiar 3, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Jiutepec, Morelos, México. medico79_1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: León-Mazón
authors.forename: Gerardo Jesús
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Araujo-Mendoza
authors.forename: Zury Zaday
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Linos-Vázquez
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies