Topics
- Assess Safety
- Assess Diabetes Targets
- Set Priorities
Related:
1. Assess Safety
- We advise you to include a safety assessment in your appointment "agenda". See Agenda Setting for more details.
- The key safety concerns we have identified are as follows:
- Psychosocial
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperglycemia (DKA, HHS)
- Pregnancy
- Signs of Vascular Event
- Foot Wound
- Visit our Safety Checklist page for questions to ask, what to do in case of urgent concern and resources.
2. Assess Diabetes Targets
Diabetes targets have been simplified by Diabetes Canada into the ABCDES3 as shown in table below. The table below can also be accessed in the Diabetes Canada 2018 Quick Reference Guide.
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These are based on Diabetes Canada's modified Clinical Frailty Score.
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B- Blood Pressure |
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C- Cholesterol |
Alternate targets include: apo B < 0.8 g/L and non-HDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L
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Diabetes Canada: Reducing Vascular Risk Tool to help assess whether the following medications are advised: ACE inhibitor/ARB Statin ASA SGLT-2 /GLP-1
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S- Self Management, Stress, and other barriers |
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