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Poor evidence translation and limited patient understanding remain key barriers in diabetes care.
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Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Most of the morbidity, mortality, and cost of type 2 diabetes is related to cardiovascular complications (1). These complications can be decreased by improving glycemic control (2,3). However, one problem in diabetes care is the poor translation of knowledge derived from research to clinical practice (4). A lack of patients understanding the long-term ramifications of …
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Colleran et al. (2003) conducted an editorial in Type 2 diabetes. Poor translation of research knowledge to clinical practice and lack of patient understanding remain significant challenges in diabetes care.
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