To allow the patient to lead a comfortable normal life and to prevent complications
3 methods of treatment:
1. Diet alone 60%
2. Diet and oral hypoglycaemic agents . 20%
3. Diet and insulin 20%
Choice of therapeutic regimes
1. Type I
<40 most will need insulin
2. >40 specially obese ones could be controlled on diet alone
3. >40 who fail with diet. Non obese: sulphonylureas
Obese: biguanides
Failure: may need insulin
3 methods of treatment:
1. Diet alone 60%
2. Diet and oral hypoglycaemic agents . 20%
3. Diet and insulin 20%
Choice of therapeutic regimes
1. Type I <40 most will need insulin
2. >40 specially obese ones could be controlled on diet alone
3. >40 who fail with diet. Non obese: sulphonylureas
Obese: biguanides
Failure: may need insulin