title: Nonglycemic targets in diabetes.
abstract: In conclusion, targets for patients with diabetes have actually become simpler with the release of new guidelines. The targets discussed in this article are summarized in Box 3. Finally, as clinicians and patients with diabetes struggle with the overwhelming burden of care, clinicians should consider the increasingly codified ethic of minimally disruptive medicine, which considers not just what patients and doctors can do but what patients' priorities, wishes, and needs are rather than the many specialist tests and treatment options available. Finding the balance may be easier with the new evidence-based and more straightforward guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: dawn.dewitt@ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeWitt
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dugdale
authors.affiliation: Rural Health Academic Centre, Melbourne Medical School, Parkville, Graham St. Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000592:standards; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D019468:Disease Management; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents
keywords: Diabetes guidelines; Diabetes treatment targets; Hypertension; Lipids; Mental health; Nephropathy