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- Title
Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Requires Updated Decision Making.
- Authors
SHAUGHNESSY, ALLEN F.; ERLICH, DEBORAH R.; SLAWSON, DAVID C.
- Abstract
The article comments on the paper "Management of blood glucose with noninsulin therapies in type 2 diabetes" by C. M. George and colleagues. Topics discussed include the small subset of patients who benefit from normalizing blood glucose levels, the tendency to over-treat hyperglycemia using medications, and the recommendation to address risks such as hypertension, smoking and hyperlipidemia in type 2 diabetes patients.
- Subjects
TYPE 2 diabetes treatment; BLOOD sugar; HYPERGLYCEMIA treatment; HYPOGLYCEMIC agents; TYPE 2 diabetes risk factors
- Publication
American Family Physician, 2015, Vol 92, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
0002-838X
- Publication type
Editorial