Chronic complications of diabetes: a creative management approach.

The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage to and failure of various organs, especially the eyes, kidneys, heart, blood vessels, nerves, and, eventually, the individual's sense of well being. With the new diagnostic criteria for diabetes, the incidence of clinical disease is expected to soar. This article will focus on creative management techniques aimed at lessening these complications of diabetes by using the clinical visit efficiently.