Evaluation of a structured outpatient group education program for intensive insulin therapy.

Objective: To determine the efficacy and safety of a structured diabetes teaching and treatment program (DTTP) in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in an outpatient setting.

Research Design And Methods: All patients with IDDM who completed a structured 5-day outpatient DTTP were reevaluated after a mean follow-up of 3 years. A standardized interview was used to assess frequency of severe hypoglycemia, type of insulin treatment, self-monitoring, and other diabetes-related parameters.

Evaluation of a structured teaching and treatment programme for type 2 diabetes in general practice in a rural area of Austria.

The efficacy of a treatment and teaching programme for non-insulin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients in general practice was evaluated in a prospective, controlled study. In a rural area in southern Austria, 53 patients from seven general practices participated in a structured programme (intervention group) and 55 patients from seven general practices without the programme served as the control group. After 6 months the weight reduction in the intervention group was 2.

[Erectile dysfunction in patients with type I diabetes mellitus].

To improve diabetes care according to the St. Vincent Declaration an interdisciplinary working group on erectile dysfunction in patients with diabetes was installed in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Urology and Psychiatry at the University of Graz. The screening and basic diagnostic procedures are performed in the diabetes clinic in the Department for Internal Medicine.

[Management of diabetes in Austria 5 years after the St. Vincent Declaration].

In 1989 representatives of all European governments agreed on the "St. Vincent Declaration". In this statement of intent and recommendations all governments, including that of Austria, pledged to implement policies on preventive measures geared to reduce morbidity and mortality of all diabetic patients in Europe.