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Activity 1: Highlights of Current Evidence and Clinical Recommendations
The first in a series addressing the challenges of assessing and managing type 2 diabetes, this activity reviews the current evidence and summarizes the evidence-based recommendations for optimal management of type 2 diabetes.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the epidemiology of diabetes and the impact of lifestyle and obesity
- Relay the importance of a multifactorial intervention strategy to reduce the incidence of microvascular and macrovascular disease in diabetes
- Provide the definition and prevalence of pre-diabetes as well as the recommended options for treatment
- State glycemic goals and the rational for these goals for patients with diabetes including patients with recently diagnosed diabetes and elderly diabetic patients with multiple co-morbid illness
- Implement the American Diabetes Association treatment recommendations for selecting agents to manage elevated blood glucose levels
Accessing the Activity
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Acknowledgment of Support
This program is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America.
Diabetes Series
Activity 1: Type 2 Guidelines
