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. 2011 Oct;35(5):431-6.
doi: 10.4093/dmj.2011.35.5.431. Epub 2011 Oct 31.

2011 clinical practice guidelines for type 2 diabetes in Korea

Seung-Hyun Ko  1 , Sung-Rea Kim, Dong-Joon Kim, Seung-Joon Oh, Hye-Jin Lee, Kang-Hee Shim, Mi-Hye Woo, Jun-Young Kim, Nan-Hee Kim, Jae-Taik Kim, Chong Hwa Kim, Hae Jin Kim, In-Kyung Jeong, Eun-Kyung Hong, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Ji-Oh Mok, Kun-Ho Yoon; Committee of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Korean Diabetes Association
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2011 clinical practice guidelines for type 2 diabetes in Korea

Seung-Hyun Ko et al. Diabetes Metab J. 2011 Oct.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Diabetes Metab J. 2011 Dec;35(6):642. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2011.35.6.642. Epub 2011 Dec 26. Diabetes Metab J. 2011. PMID: 22247909 Free PMC article.

Abstract

As in other countries, type 2 diabetes is major health concern in Korea. A dramatic increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its chronic complications has led to an increase in health costs and economic burdens. Early detection of high risk individuals, hidden diabetic patients, and improvement in the quality of care for the disease are the first steps to mitigate the increase in prevalence. The Committee of Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Korean Diabetes Association revised and updated the '3rd Clinical Practice Guidelines' at the end of 2010. In the guidelines, the committee recommended active screening of high risk individuals for early detection and added the hemoglobin A1c level to the diagnostic criteria for type 2 diabetes based on clinical studies performed in Korea. Furthermore, the committee members emphasized that integrating patient education and self-management is an essential part of care. The drug treatment algorithm based on the degree of hyperglycemia and patient characteristics were also updated.

Keywords: Clinical practice guideline; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Diagnosis; Treatment.

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Fig. 1
Algorithm for the medical management of type 2 diabetes. OHA, oral hypoglycemic agent; CHF, congestive heart failure.
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