Whereas some studies that have assessed adherence among young people with type 1 diabetes 67 little is known about adherence to insulin regimens in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Medication adherence insulin and diabetes pdf. Eligible participants had a type 2 diabetes diagnosis were prescribed at least one daily diabetes medication oral insulin andor non insulin injectables were responsible for taking their diabetes medication ie a caregiver did not administer medication had a cell phone with text messaging were at least 18 years of age and could. And at least 125000 deaths per year. The total healthcare costs related to poor medication adherence is estimated to be 317 billion annually. Difculty managing their medication reg imens oral hypoglycemic agents ohas and insulin as well as other aspects of self management 156.

In brief six million people with diabetes use insulin either alone or in combination with an oral medication. However there is an underwhelming amount of data on interventions to address these barriers and improve insulin adherence. Diabetes mellitus is a growing cause of disease burden globally. Diabetes report missing at least one dose of oral antihyperglycemic medication per month.

In this study the level of adherence and factors influencing non adherence to antidiabetic medication among patients with type 2. Poor medication adherence results in up to 69 of medication related hospital admissions in the us. Its management is multifaceted and adherence to pharmacotherapy is known to play a significant role in glycaemic control. Many barriers exist that lead to poor adherence with insulin.

Data on medication adherence among affected patients is unknown in cameroon.