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Share your experience on determining patients' A1C goals

There are multiple factors that weigh in to A1C goals based on patients age, co-morbidities, duration of diabetes, etc.



When deciding to add another medication or switch, what A1C target do you aim for and how does that vary, if at all, depending on various patient characteristics such as:





  • diabetes duration



  • comorbidities



  • age



  • risk of hypoglycemia



  • patient preference



  • other factors?





What percentage of your patients have an A1C goal of 7% or lower?



 



 


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    The goal A1c is based on an individualized approach. If you have a young woman who is pregnant with diabetes, the goal A1c is very strict at 6.0. Generally, my goal Show More
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    I work as a consultant in longterm care and The majority of my patients are DM2 and over age 75. Since an HGA1C of 7 equates to an average Show More

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Share your experience on determining patients' A1C goals

There are multiple factors that weigh in to A1C goals based on patients age, co-morbidities, duration of diabetes, etc.



When deciding to add another medication or switch, what A1C target do you aim for and how does that vary, if at all, depending on various patient characteristics such as:





  • diabetes duration



  • comorbidities



  • age



  • risk of hypoglycemia



  • patient preference



  • other factors?





What percentage of your patients have an A1C goal of 7% or lower?



 



 


  • 4yr
    The goal A1c is based on an individualized approach. If you have a young woman who is pregnant with diabetes, the goal A1c is very strict at 6.0. Generally, my goal Show More
  • 4yr
    I work as a consultant in longterm care and The majority of my patients are DM2 and over age 75. Since an HGA1C of 7 equates to an average Show More

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Glucose control is a key factor for reduced cancer risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes

Glucose control is a key factor for reduced cancer risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes

Source : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211206113015.htm

Good glucose control is important for reduction of cancer risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Large durable weight loss, as such, appears to afford protection against cancer, but with...



"What we see is that, among patients with type 2 diabetes, many cancer cases are preventable. These results are an important contribution that enhances our understanding of the connection between glucose control and cancer prevention," says Kajsa Sjöholm, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of...

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    patients with obesity, cancer risk, too, can be reduced after major, long-lasting weight loss. However, there have been relatively few studies on the association between weight loss, risk of cancer Show More
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Association of serum uromodulin with adipokines in dependence of type 2 diabetes

Source : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155786



Conclusions: "Serum uromodulin was inversely associated with the predominantly pro-inflammatory adipokines chemerin and retinol-binding protein-4. The associations were stronger in participants with type 2 diabetes compared to participants without diabetes. However, the association of serum uromodulin with type 2 diabetes was independent of...

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    Interesting article that’s elaborates investigating the association of serum uromodulin with adipokines and tested the effect modification by diabetes status
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Children With Type 2 Diabetes at Higher Risk of Developing Retinopathy

Children With Type 2 Diabetes at Higher Risk of Developing Retinopathy

Source : https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/news/article/children-with-type-2-diabetes-at-higher-risk-of-developing-retinopathy

Research shows that children with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of developing DR than children with type 1 diabetes. Click image to enlarge. Despite the increasing prevalence of...



“This suggests that the natural history of retinopathy development among youth diagnosed with T2D may differ from that in youth diagnosed with T1D, where patients with T2D may be more susceptible to developing retinopathy than those with T1D despite controlling for diabetes disease duration,” the authors explained. “The prevalence of...

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    Children diagnosed with T2D had a higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, developing PDR and requiring PPV compared with those diagnosed with T1D