Adults with type 2 diabetes: management - NICE guideline
The guideline covers the care and management of adults with type 2 diabetes (aged 18 and over). It emphasizes patient education, nutritional guidance, cardiovascular risk management, blood glucose management, and identifying and managing long-term problems. What is diabetes type 2? Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease marked by insulin resistance (the body's inability to use insulin efficiently) and insufficient pancreatic insulin synthesis, resulting in high blood glucose levels (hyperglycaemia). Obesity, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, abnormal blood lipid levels, and a proclivity for thrombosis are all prominent symptoms of type 2 diabetes, which is linked to an elevated cardiovascular risk. It's linked to long-term microvascular and macrovascular issues, as well as a lower quality of life and shorter lifespan. Diabetes was diagnosed in approximately 3.2 million adults in 2013, with prevalence rates of 6% and 6.7 percent in England and Wales, respectiv...