Recommendations: Glycemic Goals in Adults (3)

Glycemic control is fundamental to the management of diabetes; recommendations for glycemic goals in nonpregnant adults are reviewed on three slides Slide 3 of 3 Less-stringent A1C goals (such as <8%) may be appropriate for patients with a history of severe hypoglycemia, limited life expectancy, advanced microvascular or macrovascular complications, extensive comorbid conditions, and those with longstanding diabetes in whom the general goal is difficult to attain despite DSME, appropriate glucose monitoring, and effective doses of multiple glucose lowering agents including insulin (B)41Reference American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care 2013;36(suppl 1):S19.