Challenges in the Management of Diabetes in Primary Care

Abstract

Diabetes management in primary care is critical to reducing the occurrence and severity of complications through blood sugar management and early detection. A chronic disease management in primary care pilot project, based on the Chronic Care Model (CCM) model that provides patient education on, regular monitoring blood glucose level, medication intake, healthy lifestyle practice, and complications has been developed and applied. Primary care in Korea should provide appropriate education to patients with diabetes and increase the rate of complication testing. In addition, it is of the utmost importance to establish an infrastructure for medical staff to manage patients on a team basis and to establish a patient management system in the community by strengthening primary center (private) and public health care center (public) cooperation activities. Keywords: Care coordinator, Chronic Care Model, Diabetes management in primary center, Private-public cooperation