title: Flowcharts assist primary care MDs with diabetes diagnosis, treatment.
abstract: A new federal report calls diabetes "an epidemic" but laments the fact that many doctors fail to diagnose and manage the disease effectively. One physician says this lack of attention to diabetes occurs because the majority of PCPs don't have enough drug-specific know-how. You can use these two care flow sheets to help both doctor and patient do a better job of managing the disease.
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D012985:Software Design; D014481:United States