Level of Treatment Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care

Introduction: The glycemic control of type 2 diabetes is a very important challenge that requires multidisciplinary group specialists, an adequate psychosocial environment and family support searching for better measures the prevention complications, which encourages patient to improve his lifestyle. Method: analysis was made with two primary care medical units, Mutual Aid Group (GAM) from Los Pinos Medical center, Chronic disease Specialized Unit (UNEME EC), provided integral in municipality San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A sample 138 patients obtained through random sampling 95% confidence margin error ±5. recollection data application questionnaire “Lifestyle adherence pharmacological treatment diabetes, consists four sections evaluate 1) socio-demographic data; 2) anthropometric clinical; Pharmacological Morisky’s 8-item (MMSA-8); 3) Lifestyle: instrument Measure Lifestyle Diabetics (IMEVID). Results: 37.6% had HbA1c lesser than 7%, prevalence 50.7% adhering treatment, 39.8% favorable association patients’ results demonstrated by HbA1C 7% Student’s T test these are related score on questionnaires IMEVID MMAS-8. Conclusions: units fundamental diabetes; use such as or MMAS-8 useful daily clinical practice.