Why, when and how to initiate and titrate insulin in Type 2 diabetes – Certificate of Completion
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Certificate of Completion
Diabetes
4 Credits
Course Description
Course Details
Expiry Date: 2019-03-31
Professions: Physician
Faculty
Accreditation
Learning Objective(s)
After completing this learning module, participants will be better able to:
- Identify and review patients who have sub-optimal glycaemic management on non-insulin classes of glucose lowering medicines
- Discuss the role of timely initiation of insulin in improving glycaemic management
- Ascertain the risk: benefit ratio of titrating insulin to target, and evaluate the real versus perceived risk of hypoglycaemic events
- Counsel patients with type 2 diabetes on the importance of improving and maintaining appropriate glycaemic management that has been individualised for their situation