Diabetes is a complex, chronic condition requiring continuous medical care with multifactorial risk-reduction strategies beyond glucose management. Ongoing diabetes self-management education and support are critical to empowering people, preventing acute complications, and reducing the risk of long-term complications. Significant evidence exists that supports a range of interventions to improve diabetes outcomes.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) “Standards of Care in Diabetes,” referred to here as the Standards of Care, is intended to provide clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and other interested individuals with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care.

The ADA Professional Practice Committee (PPC) updates the Standards of Care annually and strives to include discussion of emerging clinical considerations in the text, and as evidence evolves, clinical guidance is added to the recommendations in the Standards of Care. The Standards of Care is a “living” document where important updates are published online should the PPC determine that new evidence or regulatory changes (e.g., drug or technology approvals, label changes) merit immediate inclusion. More information on the “Living Standards” can be found on the ADA professional website DiabetesPro at professional.diabetes.org/ content-page/living-standards. The Standards of Care supersedes all previously published ADA position statements—and the recommendations therein—on clinical topics within the purview of the Standards of Care; while still containing valuable analysis, ADA position statements should not be considered the current position of the ADA. The Standards of Care receives annual review and approval by the ADA Board of Directors and is reviewed by ADA staff and clinical leadership. The Standards of Care also undergoes external peer review annually.

糖尿病是一种复杂的慢性疾病，除血糖管理外，还需要采取多因素风险降低策略进行持续医疗护理。持续的糖尿病自我管理教育和支持对于赋予人们权力、预防急性并发症和降低长期并发症的风险至关重要。有大量证据支持采取一系列干预措施来改善糖尿病结局。

美国糖尿病协会 (ADA)“糖尿病护理标准”（此处称为护理标准）旨在为临床医生、研究人员、政策制定者和其他感兴趣的个人提供糖尿病护理的组成部分、一般治疗目标和评估护理质量的工具。

ADA专业实践委员会 (PPC) 每年更新护理标准，并努力在正文中纳入新出现的临床考虑的讨论，随着证据的演变，在护理标准的建议中增加临床指南。护理标准是一个“动态”文件，如果 PPC 确定新的证据或监管变更（例如，药物或技术批准、标签变更）需要立即纳入，则在线发布重要更新。有关“生活标准”的更多信息，请访问 ADA 专业网站DiabetesPro，网址为professional.diabetes.org/内容页/生活标准。标准治疗取代所有先前发布的 ADA 关于标准治疗范围内临床主题的立场声明和其中的建议；虽然 ADA 立场声明仍包含有价值的分析，但不应视为 ADA 的当前立场。护理标准每年接受 ADA 董事会的审查和批准，并由 ADA 工作人员和临床领导层进行审查。每年还对护理标准进行外部同行评审。