Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Diabetes mellitus in adults" and "Society guideline links: Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy".)

International

●Endocrine Society (ES): Clinical practice guideline on diabetes technology – Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy and continuous glucose monitoring in adults (2016)

●American Diabetes Association (ADA) and ES: Consensus statement on hypoglycemia and diabetes – A report (2013)

●ES: Clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of adult hypoglycemic disorders (2009)

Canada

●Diabetes Canada: Clinical practice guidelines (2018)

•Hypoglycemia

•Monitoring glycemic control

•Targets for glycemic control

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Avoid using medications known to cause hypoglycemia to achieve hemoglobin A1c <7.5 percent in many adults age 65 and older; moderate control is generally better (2017)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't recommend routine or multiple daily self-glucose monitoring in adults with stable type 2 diabetes on agents that do not cause hypoglycemia (2017)

United States

●American Diabetes Association (ADA): Standards of medical care in diabetes (2021)

•Glycemic targets

•Pharmacologic approaches to glycemic treatment

●ADA and Endocrine Society (ES): Consensus statement on hypoglycemia and diabetes – A report (2013)

●Choosing Wisely: Avoid routine multiple daily self-glucose monitoring in adults with stable type 2 diabetes on agents that do not cause hypoglycemia (2013)

United Kingdom

●Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI): Safety guideline on arterial line blood sampling – Preventing hypoglycaemic brain injury (2014)

Australia-New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Avoid multiple daily glucose self-monitoring in adults with stable type 2 diabetes on agents that do not cause hypoglycaemia