Smile: saluto-metabolic interventions for life enhancement
Kalra, S.; Gupta, N.
Jpma. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 69(3): 440-441
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 30890844 Document Number: 699321
The article highlights the need to follow a multifactorial, comprehensive approach while managing diabetes. Apart from glycaemic control, blood pressure, lipid, weight and platelet management are equally important if one is to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes. The mnemonic SMILE (salute-metabolic interventions for life enhancement) includes all evidence-based therapies which help in improving metabolic health, and in preventing morbidity and mortality. It allows evenhanded addressal of all vasculo metabolic parameters, so as to bring SMILEs on faces of all persons involved in diabetes.