Abstract
Objective: Evaluate glycemic control in type 2 diabetics followed at the endocrinology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in the Northeast in the use of oral antidiabetic agents and insulin dispensed by the specialized drugstore. Methods: Observational and transversal study. The variables considered were the level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), sex, age, origin, diagnosis time, treatment time, the frequency of visits per year, class of medications used and presence of comorbidities. The data were analyzed in the R software version 3.5.1. The sample was characterized by absolute and percentage frequencies, mean and standard deviation, and used the Anderson-Darling test, Levene, Student t, Student t paired, McNemar, Pearson's chi-square, and finally the ratio odds was calculated. Results: A total of 130 patients were analyzed, 95 were eligible to participate in the study, 62.1% were female. The initial frequency of adequate glycemic control was 15% and after follow-up was increased to 48%. The initial mean HbA1c was 8.6 ± 1.60 and after 7.4 ± 1.65. Conclusion: Patients analyzed had a better control comparing the onset with the present moment, evidenced by both the increase in the number of patients with HbA1c ≤ 7 and the reduction in the mean of glycated hemoglobin.