MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Standardization is no longer the key to diabetes treatment, according to new guidelines published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Doctors should steer away from encouraging all diabetes patients toward achieving universal blood sugar levels and offer personalized goals based on a patient’s age, overall health and lifestyles preferences.
The new guidelines also show new appreciation for surgical methods, including bariatric surgery, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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