Objective: To identify the factors associated with adherence to drug therapy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without hypertension. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, analytical study conducted with patients with type 2 diabetes mellituswithout hypertension, divided into an adherent group (n = 145) and a non-adherent group (n = 49), determined by the 4-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-4). The associated factors were sex, cohabitation, schooling, occupation, age in 10-year groups and diabetes progression time grouped in less than 1 year, from 1 to 5 years, from6 to 10 years and more than 10 years. The statistical analysis plan included the chi-square test. Results: The factors associated with adherence to drug therapy were identified as sex (p = 0.045), cohabitation (p = 0.045), age (p = 0.001) and disease progression time (p = 0.001). Schooling was not ide...

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an educational program for the control of glycatedhemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with diabetes. Materials and methods: A before-and-after cohortstudy was conducted in patients with diabetes. Participants received an educational interventionconsisting of individualized monthly medical care by a family doctor and educational sessions bythe nursing staff over a six-month period. Follow-up was performed with a multidisciplinary team,with timely referrals to secondary care in ophthalmology, endocrinology and internal medicine,based on the specific needs of each patient. To ensure the temporal effect of the intervention inrelation to the impact on HbA1c, it was measured before and after the educational interventionfollowing the 2020 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.Patients with normal HbA1c levels were exclu...