Article: Postmeal glucose levels critical in all diabetes patients: evidence prompts international guidelines.(Metabolic Disorders)

AMSTERDAM -- Control of postmeal glucose values should be a focus of management for all patients with diabetes, according to new evidence-based guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation.

Released at a press briefing during the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the document concludes: "Regimens that target both fasting and postmeal glycaemia are needed to achieve optimal glucose control... treatment of fasting and postmeal hyperglycaemia should be initiated simultaneously at any [HbA.sub.1c] level."

There is a growing awareness that postmeal glucose spikes are major contributors to overall glycemia as well ...

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