The Japanese diabetes treatment guidelines do not specify the first choice of hypoglycemic agents, unlike those of Western countries. Furthermore, the current situation in diabetes treatment is that the choice… Click to show full abstract
The Japanese diabetes treatment guidelines do not specify the first choice of hypoglycemic agents, unlike those of Western countries. Furthermore, the current situation in diabetes treatment is that the choice of hypoglycemic agents is determined by each physician. Therefore, we aimed to determine the current situation in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, in this context. For this, we carried out a questionnaire survey among physicians twice regarding the target value of glycated hemoglobin and the choice of hypoglycemic agents in various cases.
               
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