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Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
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Treatment
The major treatment goals for people with type 2 diabetes are:
- Treat all conditions that place the patients at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are the major killers of people with type 2 diabetes.
- Control blood glucose levels. The goal is to achieve fasting blood glucose levels of less than 110 mg/dL and glycolated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels of less than 7%. The objective is to reduce complications in small blood vessels and the nerve damage associated with diabetes.
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