Shift away from glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes treatment detailed

[Northerner]

A new editorial proposes a simple way for physicians to communicate to patients about the best treatments for diabetes. The ?lending a hand? illustration reprioritizes treatment goals, based on research on mortality reduction, to convey that glycemic control is no longer the primary intervention. The ?lending a hand? illustration uses the fingers of an open hand to depict diabetes interventions from thumb to pinky in descending order of benefit, relative to complications and mortality.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220112406.htm

 

[Copepod]

Nice simple illustration, and I suppose it concentrates only on problems for which medications can be prescribed, but lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise are also vital in tackling smoking cessation, blood pressure control, metformin therapy (for insulin resistance plus), lipid reduction and glycaemic control, and many people cease smoking using non-medication methods such as planning to give up, avoiding trigger places / behaviours / situations, group support, telephone support, hypnosis etc.