31 patients had one or more follow-up visits with a blood glucose measurement and nine patients had their blood glucose levels under control (RBS <= 7.8 mmol/L) at the time of their most recent blood glucose measurement (Figure 10). Disaggregated counts by sex for each category are available in Appendix D.
Figure 10. Pixley ka Seme cascade of care United States Ramsey County
One of the key challenges Regions faced was retaining enrollees. Regions lost a significant number to followup within the first six months of program implementation (100% of initial enrollees within the first three months; 88% of a second group of enrollees during the fourth through sixth months). Most withdrawals were those aged between 45 and 59 years with public/state insurance. Regions Hospital had a combined enrollment of 78 patients; 33 patients were enrolled for hypertension, and 69 patients were enrolled for diabetes. Females slightly outnumbered males for enrollment for both hypertension and diabetes. Appendix D contains counts for enrollment and disease control for both diabetes and hypertension disaggregated by sex.
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