Title: Internal Medicine- Diabetes: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes/Treatment of Obesity; Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (Non-Insulin); Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (Insulin)
Course ID: IMen
Faculty:
Merri Lou Pendergrass, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Clinical Chief of Endocrinology, and Director of the Diabetes Program, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024
TOPIC 1: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes/Treatment of Obesity.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP
- Recognize patients with pre-diabetes.
- Employ current Guidelines and recommendations regarding diabetes prevention.
- Describe properties of currently available medications for obesity, their adverse effect profile, and how to incorporate them as part of an effective obesity treatment program.
TOPIC 2: Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (Non-Insulin)
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP
- Understand the glucose targets in T2DM.
- Employ the current ADA Guidelines for pharmacological therapy.
- Develop individualized therapeutic regimens to optimize glycemic control.
TOPIC 3: Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (Insulin)
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP
- Recognize indications for the initiation of insulin replacement therapy for people with T2DM.
- Describe clinically relevant properties of the available insulins and insulin combinations.
- Individualize and advance insulin therapy to optimize glycemic control.
- The receipt for any incentive-associated purchase will designate the value of the gift card separately from the cost of the learning activity.
- This incentive may have implications on your tax reporting obligations. Any reimbursed amount must be declared as personal income for tax purposes.