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Treatment of type 2 diabetes in Latin America: a consensus statement by the medical associations of 17 Latin American countries

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2010
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Guzmán, Juan Rosas
Lyra, Ruy
Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A
Cavalcanti, Saulo
Escaño, Felix
Tambasia, Marcos
Duarte, Elizabeth
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Latin America faces unique challenges in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes (Latin American Diabetes Association, ALAD) brought together medical associations in 17 countries in Latin America to produce a consensus statement regarding the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The goal of the document is to provide practical recommendations that will guide clinicians through a simple decision-making process for managing patients. The cornerstone elements for therapeutic decision making are: severity of hyperglycemia, clinical condition of the patient (stable or with metabolic decompensation), and body mass index. The consensus includes a section devoted specifically to patients with obesity. Information is presented as highly-relevant clinical questions. The algorithm is based on the scientific recommendations of the 2006 ALAD guidelines (a document prepared using an evidence-based approach) and data from recent randomized controlled studies.(AU)
 
América Latina se enfrenta a algunos retos excepcionales en el tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2. La Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes (ALAD) reunió a las asociaciones médicas de 17 países latinoamericanos con el fin de producir una declaración de consenso sobre el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2. El objetivo de ese documento es brindar recomendaciones prácticas que guíen a los médicos a lo largo de un sencillo proceso decisorio para el tratamiento de los pacientes. Los elementos fundamentales para la toma de decisiones terapéuticas son la gravedad de la hiperglucemia, el estado clínico del paciente (estable o con descompensación metabólica) y el índice de masa corporal. El documento contiene un apartado dedicado específicamente a los pacientes obesos y la información se presenta en forma de preguntas clínicas sumamente pertinentes. El algoritmo se basa en las recomendaciones científicas de las directrices de la ALAD del año 2006 (documento preparado con un método basado en datos probatorios) y en datos obtenidos de estudios controlados aleatorizados recientes.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;28(6),dic. 2010
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Obesity; Consensus; Practice Guideline; Latin America; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Obesidad; Consenso; Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto; América Latina; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Anti-Hipertensivos; Índice de Massa Corporal; Terapia Combinada; Comorbidade; Tomada de Decisões; Complicações do Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Dieta para Diabéticos; Quimioterapia Combinada; Metas; Hemoglobina A Glicosilada; Hipoglicemiantes; Hipoglicemiantes; Hipoglicemiantes; Insulina; América Latina; Estilo de Vida; Síndrome X Metabólica; Síndrome X Metabólica; Obesidade; Obesidade; Sociedades Médicas
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9606
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Guzmán, Juan Rosas,Lyra, Ruy,Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A,Cavalcanti, Saulo,Escaño, Felix,Tambasia, Marcos,Duarte, Elizabeth (2010) Treatment of type 2 diabetes in Latin America: a consensus statement by the medical associations of 17 Latin American countries. Rev Panam Salud Publica;28(6) 463-471,dec. 2010. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892010001200008
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