Diabetes is a complex, chronic condition requiring continuous medical care with multifactorial risk-reduction strategies beyond glycemic 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. 

糖尿病是一种复杂的慢性疾病，除血糖管理外，还需要采用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。存在支持一系列干预措施以改善糖尿病结局的重要证据。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。