Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes

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Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes

by ]]>Karen Schroeder Kassel, MS, RD, MEd]]>

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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

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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.