Monanabela, Khathatso B.van Huyssteen, MeaCoetzee, Renier2023-03-082023-03-082019Monanabela, K. B. et al. (2019). Describing medicine therapy management of type 2 diabetes mellitus at primary health care facilities in Cape Town. Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Science, 24, a1051. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v24i0.10512071-9736https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1051http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8552Rational medicine use aims to optimise chronic disease management and prevent episodes of hospitalisation that economically burden the health care system. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases globally, yet more than 60% of patients with diabetes are not optimally managed according to their therapeutic glycaemic targets. To describe the use of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting plasma glucose results in guiding treatment changes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Public sector primary health care facilities in the Cape Town Metropolitan Region in South Africa.enGlycated haemoglobinType 2 diabetes mellitusWorld Health Organization (WHO)PharmacySouth AfricaArticle