TY  - JOUR
T1  - Diabetes Mellitus type 2: Management and follow up in Primary Health Care Center, Review Article
A1  - Ashraf Ali AlKinani
A1  - Ibrahim Mohammed Alkhrizi
A1  - Saleh Hamdan Alkathiri
A1  - Hani Lahk A Alzubaidi
A1  - Abdulrahman Ahmed Alghanmi
A1  - Abdulrahman Mohammed Alghanmi
A1  - Ibrahim Ahmed Alnashri
A1  - Alruwaili Amal Muhaysin B
A1  - Abdulrahman mohammad Alahmadi
A1  - Zainab Ali Alabdulmuhsin
A1  - Ayad Sultan Ayad Alosaimi
A1  - Salwa Mohammed Jubran Mahzari
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/mVmt9SdIfp
SP  - 49
EP  - 53
N2  - Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide epidemic, affecting around half a billion patients and these numbers are expected to grow within the next few years and decades, Placing a huge burden on the health system worldwide, this is because the chronic hyperglycemic state is associated with multiple long-term complications including micro and macrovascular complications in addition patients may develop acute complications such as Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and hypoglycemia, which all may lead to fatal consequences. Our objective was to look into the literature concerning diabetes management and follow-up in particular type 2 PubMed database was used for articles selection, papers were obtained and reviewed. Management of diabetic patients should be individualized but the main principles of care are to achieve adequate glycemic control, through lifestyle modifications, pharmacological and surgical management, in addition to early identification and modification of cardiovascular risk factors that could contribute to developing atherosclerotic diseases one of the main causes of mortality, in addition to establishing scheduled follow-up appointments to screen for complication through physical examination, history taking and laboratory test. 
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-management-and-follow-up-in-primary-health-care-center-79nxsltebnwroge
ER  -