title: Management and treatment of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Management of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) demands a comprehensive approach which includes diabetes education, an emphasis on life style modification, achievement of good glycemic control, minimization of cardiovascular risk, and avoidance of drugs that can aggravate glucose or lipid metabolism, and screening for diabetes complications. Comprehensive diabetes management can delay the progression of complication and maximize the quality of life. Acquiring knowledge about diabetes is an essential part of diabetes management, and even more important is to make the patient aware of this chronic disease. "For a diabetic patient, knowledge and understanding are not a part of treatment--they are the treatment".
authors: Diabetes and Endocrinology Section, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. docimam@yahoo.com
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Imam
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008019:Life Style; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents