ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - December 17, 2008) - Some people with diabetes may require less stringent glycemic control than previously recommended, but most should stick with the target goal of less than 7 percent long advised for reducing the risk of diabetes-related complications, according to a position statement issued jointly today by the American College of Cardiology, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association and published online in the journals of each organization, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Diabetes Care and Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.