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Endocrinology
EB#1: Daily Management of Blood Glucose Levels
Pharmacists play a critical role in supporting and counselling people with diabetes. Managing glycemic variability is a common challenge. Tracking time in range of glycemic targets can provide useful information about acute glycemic excursions and frequency of hypo- and hyperglycemia. It can also identify the magnitude and frequency of intra- and inter-day glucose variation. Real-time […]
DURATION
30 mins
PROFESSION
Nursing, Pharmacy
# OF CREDITS
0.5
ACCREDITATION
CCCEP
EXPIRY DATE
2022-07-26
Pharmacists play a critical role in supporting and counselling people with diabetes. Managing glycemic variability is a common challenge. Tracking time in range of glycemic targets can provide useful information about acute glycemic excursions and frequency of hypo- and hyperglycemia. It can also identify the magnitude and frequency of intra- and inter-day glucose variation.
Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) and intermittently scanned glucose monitoring (isCGM) provide frequent blood glucose values that allow patients and clinicians to understand patterns of glycemic variability.
Listen to pharmacists Carol Wei and Tom Smiley discuss the power of tracking time in range, and how rtCGM and isCGM uncover hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia and glycemic variability to reduce complications from diabetes.
Faculty
Tom Smiley, BScPhm, PharmD, CTE
Carol Wei, RPh BScPhm CDE APA
Bilal Hatoum, BSc.Pharm., RPh., APA., CDE.
Jahed Khoshnood, RPh, PharmD, BSc
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education program, participants will be better able to:
- Describe the concept ‘time in range’ and its importance for managing glycemia in patients with diabetes;
- Explain how time in range can complement A1C testing;
- Discuss new technologies available to uncover hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia and glycemic variability