[Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in primary care health center: Modifiable factors and target population].

Aims: To detect modifiable factors and target populations associated with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in primary care.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study.

Location: Health center of Barranco Grande, Tenerife.

[Evolution of Smoking According to Social Class in the Adult Population of the Canary Islands During 2000-2015: Follow-up of the CDC-Canary Cohort].

Objective: To determine the status of tobacco consumption in the Canary Islands during 2000-2015, according to social class.

Location: Canary Islands.

Participants: General population cohort, with contacts in 2000 (n=6,729), 2008 (n=6,171) and 2015 (n=4,705).

[Capillary blood sample for type 2 diabetes screening: fingertip versus forearm].

Background And Objective: In Spain, around 50% of diabetic mellitus cases remain undiagnosed. Capillary blood puncture improves the diabetes screening accessibility. New test strips used in the Blood Glucose Monitoring System allow fingertip and forearm punctures yet they create the dilemma on what is the best anatomic place.