Response to Comment on Khunti et al. Clinical Inertia in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of More Than 80,000 People. Diabetes Care 2013;36:3411–3417
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: for their interest in and comment on our article (2), in particular their recognition of the importance of the study and the significance of our results. Regarding their concern surrounding the definition of clinical inertia, there are several points that we would like to expand upon. First, we acknowledge that individualizing HbA1c targets may be needed for certain patients (e.g., the elderly) for whom bal-ancing good glycemic control against the risk of hypoglycemia is even more important (3). HbA1c targets in treatment guidelines are only a recommendation. However, these clinical guidelines are
Source: Diabetes Care
DOI: 10.2337/dc14-0165
Institutions: University of Leicester, Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W1975865544