NICE Personalised HbA1c Decision Making Guide

[JITR]

I thought it would be interesting to have a discussion about the Nice Patient Decision Aid for Diabetes Type 2. We all have to make our own decisions at any age whether we are 20+, 40+ or 80+.



A higher HbA1c target may be better
Thinking about my age and my health overall, my quality of life in the shorter term is more important to me

A lower HbA1c target may be better
Thinking about my age and my health overall, my quality of life in the long term is important to me

Irrespective of the other four statements, I targeted HbA1c in the normal range, 32-38.

Take your pick.

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[JITR]

@everydayupsanddowns
Thank you for setting up this thread.

I will edit the post above later when I have time to provide some context. Meanwhile please treat it as a stub.

 

[djdave]

For those finding it hard to read the words from above, this PDF can be found on the NICE.org.uk website titled "Type 2 diabetes: agreeing my blood glucose (B4A1c) target" (in case they move the document later)

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/resources/patient-decision-aid-on-type-2-diabetes-agreeing-my-blood-glucose-hba1c-target-pdf-2187281198