November 2012 · Vol. 61, No. 11: 646-651What’s new in type 2 diabetes?
The “ABCD IS diabetes” mnemonic can help you follow the latest recommendations from the American Diabetes Association.
Jason
C.
McCarthy,
MDTravis Air Force Base, Family Medicine Residency, California
Jason.McCarthy.6@us.af.mil Ryan
D.
Pearson,
MDTravis Air Force Base, Family Medicine Residency, California
In April 2012, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) updated its guidelines for evaluating and treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In particular, the ADA acknowledges the value of an individualized, patient-centered approach that is less formulaic than its earlier guidelines. In this article, we highlight these and other recently published developments in the context of a case study. To help ensure follow-through on these newest recommendations, we also frame our review with the mnemonic, “ABCD IS diabetes.”
The authors reported no potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
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