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. 2018 Jan;36(1):14-37.
doi: 10.2337/cd17-0119.

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2018 Abridged for Primary Care Providers

American Diabetes Association

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2018 Abridged for Primary Care Providers

American Diabetes Association. Clin Diabetes. 2018 Jan.
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Depicted are patient and disease factors used to determine optimal A1C targets. Characteristics and predicaments toward the left justify more stringent efforts to lower A1C; those toward the right suggest less stringent efforts. Adapted with permission from Inzucchi et al. Diabetes Care 2015;38:140–149.
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 2.
Antihyperglycemic therapy in type 2 diabetes: general recommendations. *If patient does not tolerate or has contraindications to metformin, consider agents from another class in Table 7. #GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors should not be prescribed in combination. If a patient with ASCVD is not yet on an agent with evidence of cardiovascular risk reduction, consider adding.
FIGURE 3.
FIGURE 3.
Combination injectable therapy for type 2 diabetes. FBG, fasting blood glucose; hypo, hypoglycemia. Adapted with permission from Inzucchi et al. Diabetes Care 2015;38:140–149.
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