According to the chapter, what long-term complications of diabetes can regular review and individualized target attainment help prevent or delay?

According to the chapter, regular review and individualized target attainment help prevent or delay long-term complications of diabetes including cardiovascular disease, heart failure, neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, sexual health dysfunction, autonomic neuropathy, and emotional distress. The chapter states that overwhelming research and real-world evidence underline this need.

The chapter on ongoing care for people with diabetes explains that regular education, monitoring, and review are important to deliver holistic care and support optimal emotional and physical well-being. It then lists the long-term complications that can be prevented or delayed through regular review and individualized target attainment: cardiovascular disease, heart failure, neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, sexual health dysfunction, autonomic neuropathy, and emotional distress. The text specifically attributes this claim to overwhelming research and real-world evidence, and it also notes that regular review and education can reduce short-term complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state, and hypoglycaemia.