Optimizing diabetes care regarding cardiovascular targets at general practice level: Direct@GP

The majority of type 2 diabetes patients are treated for hypercholesterolemia and hypertension, although, there is still under treatment, especially in patients with CV disease. Only 42% of patients were on target for LDL-cholesterol and 13% for blood pressure. Therefore, wider implementation of process and outcome indicators, which proved to be related, and continuous evaluation of their result, is needed.