Updated NICE guidelines on type 2 diabetes – what's new?

Whilst ideal HbA1c targets and thresholds for drug intervention for T2DM remain the same, NICE stresses that HbA1c targets should be ... Thissiteisintendedforhealthcareprofessionalsonly Home|Clinical UpdatedNICEguidelinesontype2diabetes–what’snew? Writtenby: DavidMorris |Published: 13June2022 Self-monitoringofbloodcapillaryglucoselevelsarefeaturedprominentlyinthenewguidance ThisarticledescribesrecentchangesintheNICEguidelineontype2diabetes(T2DM),NG28,followedbycommentsontherationalebehindthesechangesandtheimplicationsforclinicalpractice.1IndividualisingtargetsandtreatmentsAstrongthemerunningthroughtheNICEguidelineisthatofindividualisedmanagementofT2DM.TargetsforglycaemiccontrolWhilstidealHbA1ctargetsandthresholdsfordruginterventionforT2DMremainthesame,NICEstressesthatHbA1ctargetsshouldbediscussedandagreedonanindividualbasistakingintoaccountriskofhypoglycaemiaandimpactonqualityoflife.CircumstanceswhenitmaybenecessarytorelaxtargetHbA1carelistedintable1.ApatientdecisionaidhasbeenproducedbyNICEtohelppeopledecidewhetheralowerorhigherHbA1ctargetisbetterforthem.2ChoiceofdrugtreatmentPleaseloginorregistertoreadtherestofthearticleandtohaveaccesstodownloadsandcomments. Whatdoyouthink?Leaveacommentbelowortweetyourviewsto@IndyNurseMag RelatedNews Tensofthousandsgivenlifechangingdiabetesmonitors Athirdofpeoplewithdiabetesfacediscriminationat... 'Excellenceindiabetescare'commendedacrossEngland RelatedClinical Diabetesandmentalhealth:managementinprimarycare SGLTinhibitorsfortype1diabetes:afinelybalanced... Problemsolvingintype1diabetesforprimarycare... RelatedProfessional Anewapproachtomanagingpatientsatriskofdiabetes CPDwebinar:Let’sprotectourfamilyfromneedle... Adayinthelifeof…NicolaMilne ThismaterialisprotectedbyMAHealthcareLtdcopyright. SeeTerms andConditions. ReadafreeissuefromPracticeNursing Registertoreadafreeissuefromoursisterpublication,PracticeNursing. Includingarticlesonasthma,diabetesandmore.Readyourcopy. RelatedNews Tensofthousandsgivenlife... Nearly30,000peopleacrossthecountrywithType1... Athirdofpeoplewith... Morethanoneinthreepeoplelivingwithdiabetessaythey... 'Excellenceindiabetescare'... Therearenowmorethantwiceasmanypeoplelivingwith... RelatedProfessional Anewapproachtomanagingpatientsatrisk... JennyAstonlooksathowgroupconsultationscouldsavenurses’time,andimprove... CPDwebinar:Let’sprotectourfamilyfrom... ACPDwebinartohelpeducatehealthcareprovidersonhowtoavoidneedlestick... Adayinthelifeof…NicolaMilne CommunitySpecialistFacilitatorindiabetes,NicolaMilne,workswiththeCODES... RelatedClinical Diabetesandmentalhealth:managementin... DavidMorrisexplainshowdiabetesmaycausedistressanddamagetoapatient’s... SGLTinhibitorsfortype1diabetes:a... DavidMorrisexplainsthelatestguidanceontheuseofsodium-glucose... Problemsolvingintype1diabetesfor... Inthefirstoftwoarticles,DavidMorrisexplainssomecommonproblemswhen... Newsletter Signuptothenewsletter CommunicationPreferences: Tounderstandhowweprocess,use&safeguardyourdata,pleaseseeourPrivacyPolicy ThankyouforregisteringforIndependentNurse.Inadditiontothisservice,IndependentNurseandotherpartsoftheMarkAllenGroupmayliketocontactyouaboutrelatedproducts,events,surveys,specialoffersandservicesthatwethinkyoumightenjoy.Ifyouwouldprefernottoreceivethesecommunications,pleaseindicatebytickingtheboxes: DoNotcontactbyemail DoNotcontactbypost DoNotcontactbytelephone Fromtime-to-timewewouldliketocontactyouwithbusinessfocusedmessages,specialoffersandinformationfromotherpartnerorganisationsthatwethinkmaybeofinteresttoyou.Thesewillalwaysberelevantandyoucanoptoutatanytime.Ifyouwouldprefernottoreceivecommunicationsofthisnature,pleaseindicate: DoNotcontactbyemail DoNotcontactbypost DoNotcontactbytelephone IaccepttheIndependentNurseT&C's ©Copyright2022MAHealthcareLtd  PrivacyPolicy| Terms&Conditions|Advertise|ContactUs|Contribute|Subscribe|Archive