Hypoglycemia frequency and treatment satisfaction in patients receiving insulin analogues for treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of hypoglycemia and the treatment satisfaction in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using insulin analogues.

Methods: This observational retrospective study included 516 adult patients with T1D from 38 cities in Southern Brazil. Demographics and clinical data were collected using a self-report questionnaire.

Evaluation of severe hypoglycemia and common mental disorders in patients receiving insulin analogues for treatment of type 1 diabetes.

This is a retrospective report of the frequency of severe hypoglycemia and the association between common mental disorders and type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with insulin analogues. Patients with severe hypoglycemia compared with those without this complication had a higher prevalence of positive screening for common mental disorders (88% 77%, respectively, p = 0.03).

Creation of the Primary Health Care Secretariat and its implications for SUS.

On May 20, 2019, one day after the world's celebration of the Family Physician's Day, the Ministry of Health published Decree N. 9,795 of May 17, 2019, which changed the organization chart of this federal body. For the first time in the country's history, a specific Secretariat responsible for Primary Health Care and the Family Health Strategy (ESF) was created.