A Cross-Sectional Study of Quality of Life among Brazilian Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Treated with Insulin Glargine: Findings and Implications

  • Paulo H.R.F. Almeida*
  • , Brian Godman
  • , Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira
  • , Lívia L.P. de Lemos
  • , Francisco de Assis Acúrcio
  • , Augusto A. Guerra-Junior
  • , Vânia E. de Araújo
  • , Alessandra M. Almeida
  • , Juliana Alvares-Teodoro
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article describes a cross-sectional study involving 401 adults with type 1 diabetes treated with insulin glargine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Health-related quality of life was assessed, and worse scores were found to be associated with a low level of education, self-perceived health reported as poor/very poor, being bedridden and not physically exercised, having seen a doctor more than four times in the past year, and having reported comorbidities and episodes of hypoglycemia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)312-326
Number of pages15
JournalClinical Diabetes
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022

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