Position Statements & Guidelines
The ADS has published the following Position Statements
* ADS Position Statement on Insulin Glargine (Lantus ®) and a Possible Link with Cancer: Data is Inconclusive
Posted: December 15, 2009
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* Prediabetes: A Position statement from the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Posted: May, 2007
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* ADS Position Statement on rosiglitazone (AVANDIA ®)
Please note that the prescribing information for rosiglitazone has changed dramatically as of 21 August 2008. These changes are outlined in the document supplied by GlaxoSmithKline.
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* Australian Diabetes Society Position Statement: individualisation of HbA1c targets for adults with diabetes mellitis
The Australian Diabetes Society has produced a Position Statement regarding the individualization of HbA1c targets, for adults with diabetes mellitus. This has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia, in the issue of September 21, 2009.
A more comprehensive document with further background documentation can also be downloaded here and you can read the MJA article online.
Position Statement Archives
The ADS has published the following position statements prior to 2001:
- The Lower Limb in People With Diabetes - 2000
- Diabetes and the Eye -1996
(size 295KB - download time approx. 1.2 minutes)
- Life insurance and Diabetes-1990
(size 25KB - download time approx. 6 seconds) - Microalbuminuria in Diabetes - 1993
(size 88KB - download time approx. 21 seconds) - Screening for Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus -1996 (size 48KB - download time approx 11 seconds)
- Scuba Diving -1994
(size 23KB - download time approx. 6 seconds) - Diabetes and Hypertension - 1996
(size 44KB - download time approx. 11 seconds) - Glycohaemoglobin 1998
(size 24KB - download time approx. 6 seconds) - Diabetes Control and Complications Trial - 1993
(size 17KB - download time approx. 4 seconds) - Implications for Children and Adolescents - 1995
(size 31KB - download time approx. 8 seconds) - Diabetic Dyslipidemias Diabetic Dyslipidemia - 1994
(size 32KB - download time approx 8 seconds) - The Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes - 1991
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Guidelines
2009 National Evidence Based Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines
During 2009, five Diabetes Type 2 Guidelines were approved by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NHMRC under Section 14A of the NHMRC Act, namely:
- National Evidence Based Guideline for Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
- National Evidence Based Guideline for Case Detection and Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
- National Evidence Based Guideline for Patient Education in Type 2 Diabetes
- National Evidence Based Guideline for Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
- National Evidence Based Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
These Guidelines comprise a suite of Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines recently developed under a funding agreement
between the Department of Health and Ageing and the Diabetes Australia Guideline Development Consortium. The
most recently finalised Guideline the National Evidence Based Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes, was approved by the NHMRC CEO on 10 December 2009.
The five Guidelines in the series, when combined, present a comprehensive set of evidence-based guidelines for the
prevention, diagnosis and management of Type 2 Diabetes.
The five diabetes guidelines above can be viewed or downloaded at:-
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/di16to19syn.htm
Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
The Australian Diabetes Society is delighted to announce that the updated Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy are now available and can be viewed or downloaded from the NHMRC website under publications. The website address is www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications.
The review, conducted between 2004 and 2007, updates the 1997 guidelines with additional literature from 1996 to the end of August 2007.
The ADS would like to thank A/Prof Justin O’Day for his leadership and chairing this working party that included the following members: Dr Ralph Audehm, Dr Daryl Guest, Mr Robert Guthrie, Prof Janet Hiller, A/Prof Jill Keeffe, Mr John Kilmartin, Dr Mark McCoombe, Dr Andrew Magennis, Ms Tracy Merlin, Prof Paul Mitchell, Dr Peter Montgomery, Dr Pat Phillips, and Prof Tien Wong.
