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In a large study of adults with type 2 diabetes, pain and nonpain symptoms were common among all patients, not just among those near the end of life. According to the researchers, the prevalence of pain and nonpain symptoms across the age spectrum and at varying points before death or survival status in patients with type 2 diabetes has not been explored. "To maximize quality of life, in addition to risk factor control, diabetes care management and quality improvement efforts should consider broadening efforts to include symptom palliation and palliative services for patients with type 2 diabetes across the disease course," Dr. Sudore and colleagues write. Journal of General Internal Medicine August, 2012 |
