Diabetes Mellitus

Learning Objectives:

• Apply current clinical practice standards to optimize pharmacologic treatment outcomes and non-pharmacological management strategies for an adult patient with type 2 diabetes.
• Recognize patient situations where the utilization of a new or novel pharmacological agent appropriately optimizes type 2 diabetes management.
• Apply current standards of medical care to perform appropriate patient assessments, and suggest appropriate monitoring parameters and goals of therapy or an adult patient with type 2 diabetes.

Online Module
Review of the following guideline and PowerPoint, in the order listed below, is recommended prior to beginning the module questions:

• Glycemic Targets, American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care Jan 2016, 39 (Supplement 1) S39-S46; DOI: 10.2337/dc16-S008
• Approaches to Glycemic Treatment, American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care Jan 2016, 39 (Supplement 1) S52-S59; DOI: 10.2337/dc16-S010
• Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management, American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care Jan 2016, 39 (Supplement 1) S60-S71; DOI: 10.2337/dc16-S011
• Microvascular Complications and Foot Care, American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care Jan 2016, 39 (Supplement 1) S72-S80; DOI: 10.2337/dc16-S012

Additional Material:

• Keeping UP on Diabetic Medications and Complications (PowerPoint)
• Microvascular Complications and Foot Care
• Approaches to Glycemic Treatment
• Glycemic Targets
• Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management