title: Diabetes mellitus Canadian clinical practice guidelines update.
abstract: Data from the National Diabetes Surveillance Strategy (NDSS) found the prevalence of physician-diagnosed diabetes in adults to be 4.8% (Health Canada Database, 2002). Population-based studies have found the prevalence rates to be much higher. The Canadian Diabetes Association has developed new clinical practice guidelines. In this article, I will attempt to highlight some of the major changes from the previously published guidelines.
authors.affiliation: London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario. Seadna.Ledger@lhsc.on.ca
authors.forename: Séadna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ledger
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents