title: Health outcomes for persons with diabetes.
abstract: New practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reflect stringent goals for blood glucose control. Although the rationale is sound, such goals are difficult, if not impossible, to attain. It is proposed that focusing on the goals rather than one's attempts to approach the goals can lead to failure. This article examines the need to help patients focus on attempting to approach rather than on meeting the goals set forth by the ADA.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock 79430, USA.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin