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Type 2 diabetes is relatively common among HIV-infected people in the U.S., but how well is it being managed? One way to assess this is to evaluate the proportion of HIV-infected patients with diabetes who have achieved the management goals set by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Researchers did just that at a large HIV clinic in Chicago.
Using ICD-9 codes, laboratory data, and pharmacy records, the researchers identified
216 HIV-infected patients with diabetes who were seen at the clinic at least twice during a 1-year period. Most were male, black, and had well-controlled HIV infection. On average, diabetes was diagnosed 3 years after diagnosis of HIV infection. Almost all the patients (98%) were receiving potent combination antiretr…