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Practice Guideline
. 2008 Oct;25(10):1151-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02565.x.

International Diabetes Federation guideline for management of postmeal glucose: a review of recommendations

A Ceriello  1 , S Colagiuri
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Practice Guideline

International Diabetes Federation guideline for management of postmeal glucose: a review of recommendations

A Ceriello et al. Diabet Med. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Diabetes is a significant and growing concern, with over 246 million people around the world living with the disease and another 308 million with impaired glucose tolerance. Depending on the resources of different nations, intervention has generally focused on optimizing overall glycaemic control as assessed by glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) values. Nevertheless, increasing evidence supports the importance of controlling all three members of the glucose triad, namely HbA(1c), FPG and postmeal glucose (PMG) in order to improve outcome in diabetes. As part of its global mission to promote diabetes care and prevention and to find a cure, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recently developed a guideline that reviews evidence to date on PMG and the development of diabetic complications. Based on an extensive database search of the literature, and guided by a Steering and Development Committee including experts from around the world, the IDF Guideline for Management of Postmeal Glucose offers recommendations for appropriate clinical management of PMG. These recommendations are intended to help clinicians and organizations in developing strategies for effective management of PMG in individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The following review highlights the recommendations of the guideline, the supporting evidence provided and the major conclusions drawn. The full guideline is available for download at http://www.idf.org.

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Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), postmeal glucose (PMG) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) interrelate and are essential targets for intervention in attempts to optimize overall glycaemic control.
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