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Table 1 Targets for telephone coaching

From: The “cost” of treating to target: cross-sectional analysis of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in Australian general practice

Clinical measure

Target

HbA1c

< 6.5%

Total cholesterol

<4.0 mmol/L

LDL cholesterol

<2.0 mmol/L

BP if microalbuminuria absent

< 130/80

BP if microalbuminuria present

< 125/75

Renal protection

All patients with microalbuminuria to be on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) unless contraindicated

Anti-thrombotic

All patients to be on anti-platelet agent unless contraindicated