Diabetes
Prevention or Delay of Diabetes | Standards of Care in Diabetes 2024
In people with prediabetes, monitor for the development of type 2 diabetes at least annually; modify based on individual risk assessment. Refer adults with overweight or obesity at high risk of DM2, as seen in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), to an intensive lifestyle behavior change program to achieve and ... Read More
Diabetes and Foot Care Recommendations
American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care 2024: 1. Perform a comprehensive foot evaluation at least annually to identify risk factors for ulcers and amputations. 2. The examination should include inspection of the skin, assessment of foot deformities, neurological assessment (10-g monofilament testing with at least one other assessment: pinprick, ... Read More
Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
ADA Standards of Care 2024 1. Many adults with type 2 diabetes eventually require and benefit from insulin therapy. The progressive nature of type 2 diabetes should be regularly and objectively explained to individuals with diabetes, and clinicians should avoid using insulin as a threat or describing it as a ... Read More