Overview of Therapeutic Inertia in Diabetes: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences
Susan Karam, Jared Dendy, Shruti Polu, Lawrence Blonde
Abstract
Many people with diabetes do not achieve individualized treatment targets. Therapeutic inertia, the underuse of effective therapies in preventing serious clinical end points, is a frequent, important contributor to this failure. Clinicians, patients, health systems, payors, and producers of medications, devices, and other products for those with diabetes all play a role in the development of therapeutic inertia and can all help to reduce it.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDiabetes mellitusIntensive care medicineTherapeutic effectInertiaPharmacologyEndocrinologyClassical mechanicsPhysicsDiabetes Treatment and ManagementDiabetes Management and ResearchDiabetes and associated disorders