Key bibliography
- American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes: 2008. Diabetes Care 2008;31 Suppl 1: S12–S54.
- IDF Clinical Guidelines Task Force Global Guideline for Type 2 Diabetes. Brussels: International Diabetes Federation, 2005.
- Rydén L, Standl E, Bartnik M, et al; Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC); European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases: executive summary. The Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Eur Heart J 2007;28:88–136.
- Alberti KGMM, Zimmet PZ. Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus provisional report of a WHO consultation. Diabet Med 1998; 15: 539–553.
- Canadian Diabetes Association. 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada. Can J of Diabetes 2008;32 Suppl 1.
- Kelin S, Sheard NF, Pi-Sunyer X, et al. Weight management through lifestyle modification for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes: rationale and strategies. A statement of the American Diabetes Association, The North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition. Diabetes Care 2004;27: 2067–2073.