The importance of achieving target HbA1c in the early years.

The article discusses the importance of achieving target HbA1c in the early years after diagnosis. It explains the importance of glycaemic control in the management of people with diabetes and reduction of the time spent in a hyperglycaemic state and the glycaemic legacy effect. It also cites the things to consider in newly diagnosed patients, the administration of metformin, and addition of further agents to metformin to reduce HbA1c.