Practice Alert Podcast

ACP issues 4 statements on T2DM treatment targets

J Fam Pract. 2018 May;67(5):audio
Author(s):
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
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In March 2018, The American College of Physicians issued 4 guidance statements on the use of hemoglobin A1c targets for nonpregnant adults with type 2 diabetes. In this audiocast, Dr. Doug Campos-Outcalt describes these statements and the ways that they differ—often significantly—from other guidelines.

 

Resource

Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, Kansagara D, et al, for the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Hemoglobin A1c targets for glycemic control with pharmacologic therapy for nonpregnant adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a guidance statement update from the American College of Physicians. Ann Int Med. 2018; Mar 6. doi: 10.7326/M17-0939. [Epub ahead of print].

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