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ArticleJournal of primary care & community health

How Family Physicians Practice the Principle of Remission Along the Glycemic Continuum.

Stephanie T Fulleborn, Paul F Crawford, Jeremy T Jackson, Christy J W Ledford

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie T FullebornEglin Family Medicine Residency, Eglin Air Force Base, FL, USA.
Paul F CrawfordNellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis Air Force Base, NV.
Jeremy T JacksonUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6140-1196
Christy J W LedfordUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5523-454X
Henry M. Jackson Foundation · USEglin Air Force Base · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

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Abstract

introductionRecent evidence reveals that diabetes and prediabetes (preDM) can be reversed to normal glucose regulation (NGR) through significant weight loss, but how physicians clinically identify the principles of partial and complete remission of diabetes is largely unknown.

methodsAs part of the cross-sectional omnibus survey conducted in March 2019 at a professional annual meeting in the United States, physician participants answered case scenario questions about the diagnosis and documentation of patients with preDM and type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

resultsOf the registered conference attendees, 387 (72.7%) responded. When presented with the initial case of preDM, 201 physicians (70.8%) selected R73.03 Prediabetes. In a follow-up encounter with improved lab results, 118 physicians (58.7%) indicated that they would not chart any diabetes-related code and 62 (30.8%) would chart preDM again. When presented with the case of T2DM, 256 physicians (90.1%) indicated E11.0-E11.9 Type 2 Diabetes. In the follow-up encounter, only 38 (14.8%) coded a diagnosis reflecting remission from T2DM to prediabetes and 211 (82.4%) charted T2DM.

conclusionPhysicians may be reluctant to document diabetes regression as there is little evidence for long-term outcomes and "downgrading" the diagnosis in the medical record may cause screenings to be missed. Documenting this regression in the medical record should communicate the accurate point on the continuum of glucose intolerance with both the patient and the care team.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Prediabetic StateCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlycemic ControlHumansMalePhysicians, FamilyPregnancyUnited StatesBlood Glucosedisease managementdocumentationobesityprediabetestype 2 diabetes

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