New guidelines for TREATING type 2 diabetes

July 1997

New guidelines for TREATING type 2 diabetes are also being proposed. They're more complicated than those used in the past...due to all the new drugs.

It's a step approach. Move patients up to the next step when needed to meet certain targets...such as a glycosylated hemoglobin...or fasting plasma glucose.

Step 1 is lifestyle changes...diet, exercise, weight loss, etc.

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New guidelines for TREATING type 2 diabetes

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