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Multidisciplinary Approach to Management and Care of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The management of adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was traditionally delivered in a single specialist setting with a focus on glycaemic control. As the treatment landscape evolved to consider the need to prevent cardiovascular disease and/or microvascular complications, so did the requirement to manage this complex multisystem condition by multiple healthcare providers in both primary care and specialist settings. This article discusses the key studies that changed the way T2DM is managed to incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to care, the principles of the multidisciplinary teams, examples of multidisciplinary teams in real-world clinical practice, and associated patient outcomes.

Source: EMJ Diabetes

DOI: 10.33590/emjdiabet/10314374

Authors: Steve Bain, Michael H. Cummings, Gerard A. McKay

Institutions: Swansea University, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes Management and Education

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond