Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2020 Abridged for Primary Care Providers

By M. Riddle, Reinhard W. Holl. Clinical Diabetes, 2019

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The American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes is updated and published annually in a supplement to the January issue ofDiabetes Care. The Standards are developed by the ADA’smultidisciplinary Professional Practice Committee, which comprises physicians, diabetes educators, and other expert diabetes health care professionals. The Standards include the most current evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating adults and children with all forms of diabetes. ADA’s grading system uses A, B, C, or E to show the evidence level that supports each recommendation. • A—Clear evidence from well-conducted, generalizable randomized controlled trials that are adequately powered • B—Supportive evidence from well-conducted cohort studies • C—Supportive evidence from poorly controlled or uncontrolled studies • E—Expert consensus or clinical experience

Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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