Service providers ensure procedures are in place to enable people with diabetes to agree and document glycaemic and cardiovascular risk targets with their health care professional. If targets are not achieved within a realistic timeframe, appropriate, expert help is provided.
Health care professionals ensure they agree and document glycaemic and cardiovascular risk targets with people with diabetes and provide ongoing review. Where targets are not met within a realistic timeframe, they provide or refer the patient on to receive expert help as required.
Planners and funders ensure they commission diabetes services that enable people with diabetes to agree and document glycaemic and cardiovascular risk targets with their health care professional and receive ongoing review of treatment and expert assistance when targets are not met.
People with diabetes agree on glycaemic and cardiovascular risk targets with their health care professional, and have their treatment regularly reviewed. If targets are not met, they receive expert help.