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Diabetes control and specialist consultations remain suboptimal among patients in Lausanne, Switzerland, while achieving stringent glycemic control is associated with significantly lower hospitalization rates. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to determine the relationship between diabetes management and health care access based on insurance status.

July 1, 2026Diabetes Epidemiology and ManagementOpen Access

Association between insurance status and access to health care with diabetes management and control in Switzerland

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KCKelly Chabloz PMPedro Marques‐Vidal

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Cross-sectional surveys assess diabetes treatment outcomes in Switzerland, indicating access issues and control challenges.

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This research aims to determine the relationship between diabetes management and health care access based on insurance status.
Conducted two cross-sectional surveys between 2014-2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Surveyed participants with diabetes regarding access to health care and insurance types.
Analysis included 232 participants in S1 and 245 in S2, focusing on treatment and control metrics.
Treated participants showed a higher preference for ordinary insurance with a lower franchise (81.6% vs. 65.0%, p=0.024).
Optimal diabetes control (HbA1c<48 mmol/mol) was only achieved by 40.9% of treated participants in S1 and 38.9% in S2.
Stricter diabetes control was linked to lower hospitalization rates, with an odds ratio of 0.29 (95% CI: 0.10-0.81) after weighting.

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Chabloz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57d429b17aa56e944dfea4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deman.2026.100324

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July 1, 2026Diabetes Epidemiology and ManagementOpen Access

Association between insurance status and access to health care with diabetes management and control in Switzerland

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Authors

KCKelly Chabloz PMPedro Marques‐Vidal

Discussion

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Overview

Cross-sectional surveys assess diabetes treatment outcomes in Switzerland, indicating access issues and control challenges.

Key Points

This research aims to determine the relationship between diabetes management and health care access based on insurance status.
Conducted two cross-sectional surveys between 2014-2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Surveyed participants with diabetes regarding access to health care and insurance types.
Analysis included 232 participants in S1 and 245 in S2, focusing on treatment and control metrics.
Treated participants showed a higher preference for ordinary insurance with a lower franchise (81.6% vs. 65.0%, p=0.024).
Optimal diabetes control (HbA1c<48 mmol/mol) was only achieved by 40.9% of treated participants in S1 and 38.9% in S2.
Stricter diabetes control was linked to lower hospitalization rates, with an odds ratio of 0.29 (95% CI: 0.10-0.81) after weighting.

Cite This Study

Chabloz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57d429b17aa56e944dfea4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deman.2026.100324

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