Prevalencia de diabetes, utilización de antidiabéticos y grado de control glucémico en la provincia de Cádiz (2014-2016): un estudio de base poblacional / Prevalence of diabetes, use of antidiabetic drugs and degree of glycaemic control in the province of Cadiz (2014-2016): A population-based study

Antecedentes y objetivo: Los objetivos de este estudio fueron evaluar la prevalencia de diabetes mellitus tratada farmacológicamente, analizar los patrones de prescripción de los fármacos antidiabéticos y evaluar el grado de control de la enfermedad en la provincia de Cádiz. Pacientes y métodos: Estudio observacional retrospectivo utilizando las bases de datos del Sistema Público de Salud del Servicio Andaluz de Salud entre los años 2014 a 2016, ambos inclusive. Se consideró persona adulta con diabetes tratada (PADT) aquella persona mayor de 14 años que había consumido al menos un envase de medicación del grupo A10 a lo largo de cada uno de los años correspondientes de estudio. Resultados: La prevalencia de PADT varió entre el 8,65% y el 8,83% de 2014 a 2016, respectivamente. Un 71% de PADT estaban tratadas solo con fármacos no insulínicos, un 11% con insulinas y un 18% con una combinación de ambos. En aproximadamente un tercio de las PADT no se había realizado una determinación de HbA1c a lo largo de cada año. El 69% de las PADT evaluadas tenía en 2016 un adecuado grado de control de acuerdo a los criterios de la RedGDPS (según HbA1c y edad). Conclusión: La prevalencia de diabetes tratada farmacológicamente en la provincia de Cádiz es elevada y parece ir en aumento. Los pacientes presentan un limitado control glucémico, al que puede contribuir de forma predominante el seguimiento inadecuado en casi una tercera parte de los mismos

Background and objective: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus treated pharmacologically, analyse the prescription patterns of antidiabetic drugs and assess the degree of control over the disease in the province of Cadiz. Patients and methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted with the databases of the public health system of the Andalusian Health Service between 2014 and 2016, inclusive. Adults with treated diabetes (ATD) were considered those older than 14 years who had consumed at least 1 package of medication from the A10 group during the corresponding year covered by the study. Results: The prevalence of ATD varied between 8.65% and 8.83% from 2014 to 2016, respectively. Seventy-one percent of the ATD were treated with only noninsulin drugs, 11% were treated with insulin, and 18% were treated with a combination of both. For approximately one-third of the ATD, an HbA1c reading was not performed during each year. Sixty-nine percent of the assessed ATD in 2016 had an appropriate degree of control according to RedGDPS criteria (based on HbA1c and age). Conclusion: The prevalence of pharmacologically treated diabetes in the province of Cadiz is high and appears to be increasing. The patients presented limited glycaemic control, to which inadequate follow-up in almost a third of the patients could be the major contributor

Prevalence of diabetes, use of antidiabetic drugs and degree of glycaemic control in the province of Cadiz (2014-2016): A population-based study. / Prevalencia de diabetes, utilización de antidiabéticos y grado de control glucémico en la provincia de Cádiz (2014-2016): un estudio de base poblacional.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus treated pharmacologically, analyse the prescription patterns of antidiabetic drugs and assess the degree of control over the disease in the province of Cadiz. PATIENTS AND METHODS: An observational retrospective study was conducted with the databases of the public health system of the Andalusian Health Service between 2014 and 2016, inclusive. Adults with treated diabetes (ATD) were considered those older than 14 years who had consumed at least 1 package of medication from the A10 group during the corresponding year covered by the study. RESULTS: The prevalence of ATD varied between 8.65% and 8.83% from 2014 to 2016, respectively. Seventy-one percent of the ATD were treated with only noninsulin drugs, 11% were treated with insulin, and 18% were treated with a combination of both. For approximately one-third of the ATD, an HbA1c reading was not performed during each year. Sixty-nine percent of the assessed ATD in 2016 had an appropriate degree of control according to RedGDPS criteria (based on HbA1c and age). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of pharmacologically treated diabetes in the province of Cadiz is high and appears to be increasing. The patients presented limited glycaemic control, to which inadequate follow-up in almost a third of the patients could be the major contributor.

Prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus en la provincia de Cádiz / Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the province of Cádiz, Spain

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[Fasciola hepatica in the common bile duct. Presentation of a case]. / Fasciola hepática en la vía biliar principal. Presentación de un caso.

A case of hepatic fascioliasis in the common bile duct is reported in a 54 years female. Upon surgical exploration of the biliary tract, one adult form of hepatic Fasciola was found, without evidence of cholelithiasis. Retrospectively we reviewed the oral cholecystography and the image originally believed to be gallstone, in fact was a hepatic Fasciola. Reviewing past literature, we have not encountered any previous case in which hepatic Fasciola was diagnosed by oral cholecystography.