Study patients must: be older than 21; be enrolled in a participating Duke PCRC clinic for
.1 year; have diagnosed type 2 diabetes requiring medication (presence of an ICD-9 code of
250.x0 or 250.x2 on outpatient electronic encounter forms for the year prior to enrollment,
along with a prescription for oral hypoglycemic medication or insulin during the previous
year); have diagnosed hypertension requiring medication (presence of an ICD-9 code of
401.0, 401.1, or 401.9 on outpatient electronic encounter forms for the year before
enrollment, along with receipt of a prescription for an antihypertensive medication during
the previous year); and have poor diabetes control (most recent HbA1c within the past year
.7.5%).