Verification of Kumamoto Declaration 2013 and Glycemic Targets for Elderly Patients with Diabetes in Japan for prevention of diabetic complications: A retrospective longitudinal study using outpatient clinical data

Aims/Introduction The present study examined the association between the onset of micro‐ and macroangiopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) described in the Evidence‐based Practice Guideline for the Treatment for Diabetes in Japan 2013 or those indicated in the Japan Diabetes Society and the Japan Geriatrics Society Joint Committee on Improving Care for Elderly Patients with Diabetes.