American Diabetes Association Recommends More Aggressive Weight Loss, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol Goals
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has released the 2023 Standards of Care in Diabetes, a set of guidelines that are updated annually after a thorough review of new research.This year’s updates are focused on how to more aggressively treat diabetes and reduce diabetes complications, with changes to recommendations on weight loss, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and more.“The world of diabetes is moving quite quickly. There are lots of new studies, and we want to make sure clinicians have the most up-to-date information to guide them in how to care for people with diabetes,” says Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, who serves as the chief scientific and medical officer of the ADA.This document, released on December 12, is considered the gold standard of care, and it’s one that providers consult daily or…