Guideline

International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education

Published in 2008, this curriculum is designed to meet the needs of local health professionals, institutions and organisations, and adapted to suit local contexts. It was originally developed in response to the need for health professionals to have specialised, evidenced-based training in diabetes education.
attachments-33.pdf pdf 1MB
Guideline

International Standards for Education of Diabetes Health Professionals

Published in 2015, The International Standards for Education of Diabetes Health Professionals are intended for use by institutions that currently provide or wish to provide a health professional diabetes education programme.
attachments-34.pdf pdf 226KB
Guideline

IDF Peer Leader Training Manual

Published in 2011, this training manual is intended to train peer leaders to provide on-going diabetes self-management support (DSMS).
attachments-35.pdf pdf 889KB
Guideline

KiDS educational guide on nutrition and diabetes in schools

This guide is an awareness and information tool created to inform teachers, parents of children with diabetes as well as all parents and children of the important role of nutrition in the management and prevention of diabetes. Available for download at https://kids.idf.org/resource
Guideline

IDF GDM Model of Care Implementation Protocol

The IDF GDM Model of Care was piloted in seven (urban and rural) collaborating health centres in Tamil Nadu State (South India), from June 2012 to December 2015. It was developed using best practice of care and established clinical guidelines.
attachments-47.pdf pdf 1MB
Guideline

Global Guideline for Managing Older People with Type 2 Diabetes

Published in 2013, this guidelines has been developed to provide health professionals with recommendations that assist in clinical management of a wide range of older adults living with type 2 diabetes.
attachments-48.pdf pdf 988KB
Guideline

Global Guideline for Type 2 Diabetes

Published in 2012, this guideline represents an update of the first IDF guideline published in 2005, extending the evidence base by including new studies and treatments that emerged since the original guideline.
attachments-49.pdf pdf 563KB
Guideline

Global IDF/ISPAD Guidelines for Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence

Published in 2009, this guideline developed by IDF and ISPAD outlines the extensive evidence that exists on the optimal management of type 1 diabetes, while highlighting that such care is not reaching many people who could benefit.
attachments-50.pdf pdf 955KB
Guideline

Management of Postmeal Glucose

Published in 2011, the purpose of this guideline is to consider the evidence on the relationship between postmeal glucose and glycaemic control (HbA1c) and diabetes outcomes. Based on this information, recommendations for the appropriate management and monitoring of postmeal glucose in type 1 and type 2 diabetes have been developed.
attachments-51.pdf pdf 383KB
Guideline

Oral Health for People with Diabetes

Maintenance of proper oral hygiene for good oral health is an accepted part of the normal recommendations for a healthy lifestyle. Poor oral hygiene is associated with gingivitis, which can progress to more severe infection and inflammation leading to periodontitis. Infectious disease is known to be more common in people with diabetes if blood glucose control is poor, and inflammation is known to be associated with a decrease in insulin sensitivity and thus potentially a worsening of blood glucose control.

attachments-52.pdf pdf 616KB
Guideline

Pocketbook for management of diabetes in childhood and adolescence in under-resourced countries, 2nd edition

The Pocketbook provides basic background on diabetes in children and clear advice for initial management of diabetic ketoacidosis, initiation of maintenance insulin therapy, complications screening, and other key components of care. It is aimed for practical use in emergency situations and clinics that are developing expertise in managing diabetes in children.
attachments-56.pdf pdf 1MB
Guideline

Clinical guideline development

Published in 2003, the Guide for Guidelines is intended for all those involved in the care of people with diabetes that wish to prepare guidelines to assist in the delivery of diabetes care, or who wish to draw on the experience of others in developing such guidelines.
attachments-57.pdf pdf 204KB
Guideline

Management of gestational diabetes in the community

A training manual for community health workers, developed as part of the IDF Women in India with GDM Strategy (WINGS).
attachments-58.pdf pdf 1,017KB
Guideline

Having a baby? Now is the time to learn more about gestational diabetes

An educational manual with information and advice on having a healthy baby.
attachments-59.pdf pdf 1MB
Guideline

IDF Clinical Practice Recommendations on the Diabetic Foot 2017

Simplified and easy to digest guidelines for health professionals, aimed at prioritising early intervention in the diabetic foot with a sense of urgency through education.
attachments-61.pdf pdf 6MB
Guideline

Diabetic Foot Screening Pocket Chart

Pocket chart with information for health professionals to identify, assess and treat diabetic foot patients earlier in the "window of presentation" between when neuropathy is diagnosed and prior to developing an ulcer. The content is derived from the IDF Clinical Practice Recommendations on the Diabetic Foot 2017.
attachments-62.pdf pdf 4MB
Guideline

IDF Clinical Practice Recommendations for Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care

Published in 2017, these Clinical Practice Recommendations for healthcare professionals summarise current evidence around optimal management of people with type 2 diabetes.
T2D-primary-care.pdf pdf 3MB
Guideline

IDF Clinical Practice Recommendations for Managing DME

Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) is a potential complication of diabetic retinopathy that currently affects more than 28 million people with diabetes. These Clinical Practice Recommendations are intended to facilitate the work of general practitioners, hospital physicians, and other clinicians working in diabetes-related eye disease management.
Clinical Practice Recommendations for Managing DME pdf 408KB
Guideline

IDF SACA Clinical Practice Guideline on Diabetes Education

Produced by the IDF South and Central America (SACA) Region with the aim of standardising evidence-based educational practices to improve the health and well-being of people with diabetes.
attachments-64.pdf pdf 2MB
Guideline

Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical Guidelines 2021

These guidelines are intended to provide real-world recommendations to health professionals to support people with diabetes who choose to fast during Ramadan.
IDF_DaR_Practical_Guidelines_Ramadan pdf 12MB
Guideline

Diabetes and Ramadan: Guide to a Safe Fast

This guide for people with diabetes who choose to fast during Ramadan provides information on the associated risks and complications of fasting and tips on blood glucose monitoring during a fast.
link to https://idf.org/media/uploads/2024/08/DAR-guide-to-safe-fast-EN.pdf pdf 350kb