type 2 diabetes mellitus ( aims of treatment)
Last reviewed 02/2022
Diabetes UK recommended that treatment for type 2 diabetics should have the following aims (as a result of UKPDS findings):
- blood pressure of 140/80 mmHg or below
- HbA1c levels of 7.5% (58 mmol/mol) or below
- fasting blood glucose levels of 4-7 mmol/litre
- self monitored blood glucose levels before meals of between 4 and 7 mmol/l
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fasting blood glucose ( sugar / BM ) in management of diabetes
conversion of HbA1c from percentage to mmol/mol glucose
pragmatic algorithm for the management of glycaemic (glucose) control in type 2 diabetes