ADA guidelines classification scheme

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) developed a classification system to grade the quality of scientific evidence to support the ADA recommendations for all position statements. However, ADA encourages physicians to individualize treatment depending on the clinical presentation and characteristics of a particular patient scenario in context.