Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
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The goal of diabetes treatment is to maintain blood sugar and HbA1c levels within a healthy range. By doing so, you will feel better on a daily basis and will help prevent or delay the complications associated with diabetes. Talk to your doctor about what a healthy blood sugar range is for you.
The four main components of treatment are:
- Diet
- Exercise
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Oral antidiabetes medicines
For detailed information on treatment, click on the following:
Lifestyle changes
Medications
Alternative and complementary therapies
Other treatments
Currently, there is increased interest in the use of bariatric surgery as a treatment for diabetes in people who are obese.
References:
AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. Medical guidelines for the clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists website. Available at: http://www.aace.com/pub/pdf/guidelines/DMGuidelines2007.pdf. Published 2007. Accessed February 12, 2010.
American Diabetes Association. American Diabetes Association position statement: standards of medical care in diabetes 2010. Diabetes Care. 2010;33:S1-S99.
American Diabetes Association website. Available at: http://www.diabetes.org . Accessed February 11, 2010.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ . Accessed February 8, 2006.
Richter B, Bandeira-Echtler E, Bergenhoff K, Lerch CL. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008;(2):CD006739.
Rubino F, Kaplan L, Schauer P, et al. The diabetes surgery summit consensus conference: recommendations for the evaluation and use of gastrointestinal surgery to treat type 2 diabetes. Ann Surg. 2009 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Last reviewed February 2010 by Bridget Sinnott, MD, FACE
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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