Nonglycemic targets in diabetes.

Abstract

In conclusion, targets for patients with diabetes have actually become simpler with the release of new guidelines. The targets discussed in this article are summarized in Box 3. Finally, as clinicians and patients with diabetes struggle with the overwhelming burden of care, clinicians should consider the increasingly codified ethic of minimally disruptive medicine, which considers not just what patients and doctors can do but what patients' priorities, wishes, and needs are rather than the many specialist tests and treatment options available. Finding the balance may be easier with the new evidence-based and more straightforward guidelines.