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Diabetes Guidelines

Transnational diabetes guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation Clinical Guidelines Task Force and from IDF (European Region) on behalf of the St Vincent Declaration Initiative of IDF (Europe) / WHO (Regional Office for Europe)

DIABETES GUIDELINES

INTERNATIONAL DIABETES GUIDELINES

IDF or WHO holds the copyright of these documents

Quick links:  Global Guideline Type 2 2005  Desktop Type 1 1998   Desktop Type 2 1999  
WHO Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes 1999
Arterial Risk Factors in Type 2 1997   Consensus Type 1 1993

Six documents are available on this WWW site:

  1. Global Guideline to Type 2 Diabetes

    IDF Clinical Guidelines Task Force 2005
    An evidence-based guideline to Type 2 diabetes using a novel concept of levels of care to make it applicable across the globe.
    Downloads: PDF file 550 kb; Individual chapters are available from www.idf.org [link leaves this site]

  2. A Desktop Guide to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    European Diabetes Policy Group 1999
    An accessible (but accordingly prescriptive) and up-to-date guideline to most aspects of diabetes care for the person with Type 2 diabetes.
    Downloads: Word 97 file 234 kb; HTML files as Zip file (86 kb); Acrobat Reader .pdf file (172 kb)

  3. A Desktop Guide to Type 1 ( Insulin-dependent ) Diabetes Mellitus

    European Diabetes Policy Group 1998
    An accessible (but accordingly prescriptive) and up-to-date guideline to most aspects of diabetes care for the insulin-dependent person.
    Downloads: Word 97 file 213 kb; Word 6 file 141 kb; HTML files as Zip file (86 kb)

  4. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

    Report of a WHO Consultation 1999
    The full text and contents of the WHO recommendations on the diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus.
    Downloads: Acrobat Reader .pdf file (259 kb)

  5. A Strategy for Arterial Risk Factor Management in Type 2 (Non-insulin-dependent) Diabetes Mellitus

    European Arterial Risk Factor Policy Group 1997
    A guideline devoted to the concept of Type 2 diabetes as primarily a vascular disease, with detailed rationale of the arterial risk factors considered, and a patient-based management approach.
    Previously published in Diabetic Medicine 1997; 14: 611-621
    Downloads: Word 6 file (77 kb); HTML files as Zip file (25 kb)

  6. Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Insulin-dependent ( Type 1 ) Diabetes

    European IDDM Policy Group 1993
    A detailed guideline, with considerable explanation included, which has stood the test of time well.
    Previously published in Diabetic Medicine 1993; 10: 990-1005
    Download: HTML files as Zip file (38 kb)
DIABETES GUIDELINES
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