Glycosylated hemoglobin level and number of oral antidiabetic drugs predict whether or not glycemic target is achieved in insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes.

Aims: Factors predicting success (glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C)<7%) with insulin therapy in patients with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes need to be identified.

Methods: A retrospective, multi-center, observational study was conducted for outpatients with oral antidiabetic drug (OAD)-treated type 2 diabetes whose A1C levels remained above 7%. Patients were begun on basal insulin between January 2005 and December 2006.

Trends of ABC control 2006-2011: a National Survey of Diabetes Health Promotion Institutes in Taiwan.

Aims: To understand the trends of ABC control in 5 years interval in Taiwan.

Methods: We compared two waves of nationwide surveys (n=7541 and n=5599, mainly type 2 diabetes) to examine the trends of ABC control across 5 years in accredited Diabetes Health Promotion Institutes in Taiwan.

Results: The percentages of subjects who had HbA1c lower than 7% (A), both SBP and DBP lower than 130/80 mmHg (B), and total cholesterol lower than 160 mg/dl or LDL cholesterol lower than 100mg/dl (C) increased by 6.

ABC control of diabetes: survey data from National Diabetes Health Promotion Centers in Taiwan.

We undertook nationwide surveys to evaluate the status of diabetes control in 7541 diabetes subjects among 114 accredited Diabetes Health Promotion Centers in Taiwan in 2006, focusing on characteristics of those who attained the "ABC" goals (n=310). The mean age was 62.8+/-12.