Table 3

Transition of care in patients managed by primary service team (PST) and by specialized diabetes team (SDT)

	PST	SDT	P values
Transition of care (% of total)
All patients
PCP/surgery	69.5	87.8	<0.001
Endocrinologist	2.3	32.8	<0.001
Other specialists	62.6	36.6	<0.001
Medicine
PCP/surgery	57.8	84.5	<0.001
Endocrinologist	1.4	46.5	<0.001
Other specialists	85.9	41.8	<0.001
Surgery
PCP/surgery	83.3	91.7	NS
Endocrinologist	3.3	16.7	0.015
Other specialists	37.7	28.8	NS
Compliance with transition (% of total)
All patients
PCP/surgery	46.6	67.2	<0.001
Endocrinologist	2.3	22.9	<0.001
Other specialists	41.2	29.7	NS
Medicine
PCP/surgery	22.5	60.6	<0.001
Endocrinologist	1.4	32.4	<0.001
Other specialists	50.7	35.2	NS
Surgery follow
PCP/surgery	75	75	NS
Endocrinologist	3.3	11.7	NS
Other specialists	30	23.3	NS

Other specialists include physician specialties other than endocrinology not managing diabetes.
PCP, primary care physician.