Diabetes Canada Chapter 1: Definition, Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes, Prediabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

Zusammenfassung

Welcome to the Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada . Updated every five years, these comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines represent the sixth set since their introduction in 1992; and the first under the new name of Diabetes Canada. In 2017, the name of the Canadian Diabetes Association was changed to Diabetes Canada to reflect the seriousness of diabetes, and to increase perception of the organization as being committed t

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ter, p. S6). The guidelines are meant to improve the quality of care and healthcare outcomes of Canadians living with diabetes. A primary purpose is to address clinical care gaps that exist, i.e. discrepancies between evidence-based knowledge and day-to-day clinical practice. The guidelines also sum...

st be incorporated into clinical decision making (2) . For some clinical decisions, strong evidence is available to inform these decisions, and these are reflected in the recommendations within these guidelines. However, there are many clinical situations where strong evidence is not currently avail...

ncreased recognition of ethnocultural diversity in Canada and its relationship with diabetes care. Increased involvement of Indigenous authors, organizations and health-care providers working with Indigenous populations and communities in the development of recommendations related to type 2 diabetes...

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