Clinical guidelines can provide a safer evidence-based framework for decision making. Adherence to guidelines can indeed contribute to a more systematic and harmonious approach to comprehensive diabetes management.
While diabetes guidelines are valuable, it’s essential to recognise that they will always evolve over time based on new information, societal expectations and advancements in knowledge and insight.
It is thus important to critically evaluate guidelines like the annually updated American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care in Diabetes, and adapt them as needed to ensure local relevance in addressing client-specific challenges.
