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VA » Health Care » VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines » Clinical Practice Guidelines » Chronic Disease (in Primary Care) Guidelines » Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care (2017)

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines

Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care (2017)

Update in Progress

Image of the cover of the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Diabetes Mellitus The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients with diabetes mellitus.

Disclaimer:This Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use only as a tool to assist a clinician/healthcare professional and should not be used to replace clinical judgment.

The guideline is formatted as 2 algorithms and 25 evidence based recommendations:

Module A - General Care and Treatment
Module B - Diabetes Self-Management Education

Questions about the DM Guideline

DM Full Guideline (2017)

DM Provider Summary (2017)

DM Pocket Card (2017)

Self-Care Skills for Patients with Diabetes - Providers Flipchart (2018)

Self-Care Skills for the Person with Diabetes Booklet (2017)

DM Patient Summary (2017)

BMI (2017)

Diabetes Teaching Checklist (2017)

Diabetes Poster (2017)