Management of type 2 diabetes

IntroductionEpidemiology in older peopleGoals of management in older peopleHow to achieve glycaemic targetsBlood pressure treatment goalsLipid managementConclusionReferences   Introduction There is widespread acceptance that the management of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes needs to address issues of hyperglycaemia, high blood pressure and dyslipidaemia in order to reduce the microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes. NICE has recently published its draft guideline on the management of type 2 diabetes.1 This guideline will replace the current guideline CG87 published in 2009. Some of the glucose lowering recommendations in the draft are proving to be controversial and have been criticised by diabetes