Аннотация:In the January issue of Diabetes Care , Krein et al. (1) reported that the presence of chronic pain was associated with poor diabetes self-management. Their study was performed in a primarily male veteran population, and glycemic control was not addressed. We examined psychosocial factors associated with poor glycemic control in a largely female population followed in an urban, underserved, primary care medical clinic and found that the presence of pain and poor physical functioning were associated with poor glycemic control.
Medical records of adults with diabetes ( n = 236, 76% female, mean age 62 years) were reviewed. Mean HbA1c was 8.1%, and 52.5% had HbA1c …
