Guidelines Steer Focus From Glucose to Lifestyle : Endocrinologists say individualized treatment should be emphasized, rather than the 'cookbook approach.'

AACE last issued diabetes guidelines in 2002. There are plans to release an update of the guidelines next year as new data become available, said Dr. Rodbard. A section on type 2 diabetes in the pediatric population may be included in the updated guidelines, because teenagers are the fastest-growing segment of type 2 diabetes patients.

The guidelines are available online at www.aace.com/pub/pdf/guidelines/DMGuidelines2007.pdf