An algorithm for the care of type 2 diabetes.
An algorithm for the care of type 2 diabetes as used by the Partners Healthcare System is presented. Included recommendations are consistent with and rely heavily on published and generally accepted standards of care, including a recent published consensus statement and the 2009 American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines. Areas of focus include criteria for diagnosis, recommended treatment targets and frequency of care components, management recommendations for the care of hyperglycemia, lipids, and of hypertension. Additional teaching is provided in the form of frequently asked questions answered by domain experts.
Cole
Alan
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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. acole@partners.org
Nathan
David M
DM
Savaria-Porter
Elizabeth
E
Copeland
Paul
P
Turchin
Alexander
A
Brunt
Melanie
M
Zusman
Randall
R
Barrett
Jo-Ann
JA
Wexler
Deborah
D
Case
Emily
E
McMahon
Graham T
GT
Mort
Elizabeth
E
D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States
D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human