Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and a major cause of morbidity and mortality for people living with type 2 diabetes. A recent survey by the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association showed that only half of people age 45 and older with type 2 diabetes recognize their increased risk or have discussed their risk with their health care providers.
Recognizing that many different providers, family physicians, endocrinologists, cardiologists, and advanced practice professionals care for patients with type 2 diabetes with cardiovascular, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) collaborated with the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to create this CME activity to address the clinical and educational gaps, with a focus on the current and future state of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
This CME activity consists of three educational cases, which follow the progression of cardiovascular disease from early/prediabetes to advancing/progressive disease to late stage/managing advanced complications. A learner may engage in one, two, or all three cases. Each case is eligible for one hour of AAFP Prescribed credit.
1 AAFP Prescribed credit
Learning Objectives:
1 AAFP Prescribed credit
Learning Objectives:
1 AAFP Prescribed credit
Learning Objectives:
Visit the Endocrine Society Resource Center.
This resource center was made possible by a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim and Novo Nordisk. We are grateful for their support of this important clinical resource.
Resources from AAFP:
Patient-facing Diabetes Resources from familydoctor.org
Family Practice Management (FPM) Toolbox - Disease Management: Diabetes
Download encounter forms, patient agreements, and flow sheets to help you manage diabetes care.
American Family Physician (AFP) - Diabetes: Type 2
This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on type 2 diabetes and related issues, including blood glucose levels, diabetic complications (such as ketoacidosis and neuropathy), glycemic control, insulin management, and gestational diabetes.
AAFP Patient Care Resources: Diabetes
The AAFP has a variety of resources to help family physicians with prevention, screening, treatment, management, and counseling of their patients. The resources in this link include clinical practice guidelines, clinical preventive service recommendations, continuing medical education (CME) courses, and journal articles. Additionally, the AAFP has resources for practice management and patient-specific materials.
The Endocrine Society is the CME provider for these sessions.
The AAFP has reviewed Current and Future State of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 11/17/2020 to 11/16/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit approval includes the following sessions: