Table 2. List of the 7 fundamental criteria for type 2 diabetes follow-up.

Criterion	Name	Frequency	Definition
1	Consultation with the patient’s treating physician or diabetologist	4/year	Treating physician: physician prescribing the hypoglycemic treatment to the patient (diabetologist, internist, General Practioner or other)
			Diabetologist: physician specialist in diabetology, endocrinology or metabolic and nutrition diseases
2	HbA1c Test	4/year	All tests blocks including glycosylated hemoglobin test
3	Retinal check-up	1/year	One check-up: Declaration of a retinal fundus
4	Dental check-up	1/year	One check-up: all the consultations with the dentist within one month
5	Lipid check-up	1/year	One complete check-up: triglycerid + total cholesterol + LDL cholesterol and/or HDL cholesterol blood tests at the same date
6	Renal check-up	1/year	One complete check-up: creatininemia + proteinuria and/or microalbuminuria tests at the same date
7	Electrocardiogram (ECG)	1/year	All excluding monitoring ECG during an intervention