The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have each published guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention: the ADA has issued separate recommendations for each of the cardiovascular risk factors in patients with diabetes, and the AHA has shaped primary and secondary guidelines that extend to patients with diabetes. This statement will attempt to harmo...

BACKGROUND To assess the degree of awareness, agreement, adoption and adherence of physicians in Indonesia to type 2 diabetes mellitus guidelines, and their association with characteristics of the responders. METHODS Questionnaire survey among General Practitioners (GPs) attending the Indonesian Association of Family Practitioners annual conference in November 2012. The proportion of GPs who ...

Background: To assess the degree of awareness, agreement, adoption and adherence of physicians in Indonesia to type 2 diabetes mellitus guidelines, and their association with characteristics of the responders. Methods: Questionnaire survey among General Practitioners (GPs) attending the Indonesian Association of Family Practitioners annual conference in November 2012. The proportion of GPs who ...

NICE has recently updated its guidelines on the diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in adults. Dr Anne Kilvert Emma Wilmot here summarise new recommendations consider implications for people with diabetes, health care professionals commissioners.

Diabetes affects muscle and bone health and is characterized by osteoporosis and reduced bone quality (1). Resistance training improves insulin sensitivity, HbA1c, lipid profile, blood pressure, bone development, physical performance, and quality of life (2,3), and serves as a promising intervention for diabetes management. Indeed, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has published specific ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Clinical Practice Guidelines for diabetes and contrast selected recommendations with those of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We summarize the general structure of the VA/DoD Guidelines and describe the rationale for recommendations issued in 2003 for glycemic control, management o...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of computerized clinical practice guidelines on the management, diagnosis, treatment, control, and follow-up of the main cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. DESIGN Pre-post controlled study. SETTING Catalonia, autonomous community located in north-eastern Spain. PARTICIPANTS Individuals aged 35-74...

A child’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes can create major challenges for the family, and early education about disease is crucial. The aim this study was to identify reach expert consensus priority topics two initial weeks families with a child diagnosed diabetes. Specialist nurses (n = 15) working children adolescents at Swedish pediatric clinics participated in Delphi study. We sent these exper...

Gestational diabetes mellitus represents both a clear pathological condition of glycaemic dysregulation and a factor aggravating the risk of future diabetes in both the mother and child. Thus it is of paramount importance to control and manage pregnancy complicated by diabetes to improve the health and well-being of the mother and avert the risk of diabetes across generations. Currently, a wide...

Pakistan is a developing country with limited resources and diverse socio-economic standards. Pakistan has high prevalence of diabetes and its complications, which is a great challenge to the existing health care system. National action plans for control of diabetes have been developed and initiatives have been taken but not at an ideal pace. First National Practice Guidelines for Pakistan were...