The Glycemic Control Difference in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Effective treatment and follow-up for type 1 diabetics have resulted significant increase in the number of adult type 1 diabetic patients. Psychological adaptation problem and impairment in glycemic control have been observed Type 1 diabetic patients that have been referred from pediatric endocrinology clinics to adult endocrinology clinics. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are clinically different from each other in terms of age of onset, ketosis tendencies, family history and metabolic differences. We investigated whether there was a difference between glycemic controls of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients who were referred to our hospital endocrinology and diabetes outpatient clinics, and probable causes for his condition. 17,985 patients who applied to our hospital for the last 5 years were included. Age, sex, glucose, A1C, triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and TSH levels of all patients were recorded retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.