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A Goal Too Far: Rethinking HbA1c Targets for Diabetes Treatment
A Goal Too Far: Rethinking HbA1c Targets for Diabetes Treatment
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The American College of Physicians just changed its guidance for how aggressively to treat type 2 diabetes, relaxing the HbA1c goal to something below 8 rather than 6.5 or 7 as other organizations recommend. This has stirred up substantial controversy. The rationale behind this decision is presented in this podcast. Related article
Released:
Jun 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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