Medical experts discuss the importance of optimizing medication regimens for older patients with diabetes, emphasizing the need to keep treatment plans simple and highlight the value of continuous glucose monitors in monitoring patients and adjusting therapies accordingly.
Man With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: What HbA1c Goal-And How to Get There?
May 8th 2013The patient, an active 49-year-old man, had an HbA1c of 8.6 after diabetes was first diagnosed. It’s now 7.6 with metformin and lifestyle measures. Is the current A1c goal adequate, or should you treat more aggressively?