Blood glucose control worse in South Asians

摘要

Blood glucose levels in South Asian patients with diabetes are more poorly controlled than in white patients,a study of 1,767 patients has found.The research,published last month in Diabetic Medicine (2006;23:94),showed that average HbA_(1c) levels for South Asians and white patients were similar at diagnosis - 7.43 per cent and 7.27 per cent,respectively (P=0.221).But five years later,average HbA_(1c) levels were higher in South Asian patients - 8.74 per cent compared with 8.09 per cent in white patients (P<0.001).