Management
When managing diabetes there are two aims:
- to prevent hypo- and hyperglycaemia and maintain a level of glycaemic control appropriate to the patients age, duration of disease, existing complications, compliance, intelligence and lifestyle on a day to day basis
- to prevent / treat as necessary the longterm micro and macrovascular complications of diabetes
The treatment of IDDM (type I) and NIDDM (type II) diabetes may involve one or more of:
- dietary measures
- therapy with oral hypoglycaemic agents
- insulin therapy
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- Management of type I diabetes (IDDM)
- Pragmatic algorithm for the management of glycaemic (glucose) control in type 2 diabetes
- Detailed management options in type II diabetes (NIDDM)
- Overall care of the diabetic population
- Diabetes mellitus (anaesthesia and surgery)
- Diabetes mellitus and hypertension
- Diabetes and pregnancy
- Ramadan - implications for patients with type 2 diabetes
- Diabetes UK
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycaemia
- Teplizumab therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus
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