New Treatments & Technologies in Diabetes

#1 - Insulin Pumps, Part 1

I. Benefits

II. Limitations

III. Pump Candidates & Indications

a. How to get started

b. Documentation

c. Costs & Insurance coverage

a. Basal rates

b. Insulin carb ratio’s

c. Correction dosing

a. Site Selection

b. Insertion sets

c. Skin problems

VII. Blood glucose analysis

a. Evaluating trends

b. Making rate adjustments

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. State 2 indications for the use of an insulin pump.
2. Describe how to calculate the initial basal rate for a pump.
3. Describe how to calculate an insulin to carbohydrate ratio for use with an insulin pump.
4. State 2 appropriate insertion sites for an insulin pump.

#2 - Insulin Pumps, Part 2

I. DKA prevention

a. Clogs

b. Leaks

c. Malfunctioning pump?

d. Proper correction procedures

a. Hypoglycemia prevention

b. Adjusting basal rates

c. Disconnecting from the pump

a. Hypoglycemia/unawareness

b. Children and Teens

c. Traveling

d. Pregnancy

a. Realities of pump therapy

b. Carbohydrate counting

c. Problem solving

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Explain 2 reasons a patient could develop diabetic ketoacidosis with an insulin pump.
2. State 2 important area’s of education before a patient uses an insulin pump.
3. Identify how to change basal rates for planned physical activity.
4. Explain how to appropriately disconnect from an insulin pump for short periods of time.

#3 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring

I. What is continuous glucose monitoring?

II. Where are cgms helpful and appropriate?

III. Brands of Continous Glucose Monitors

A. Sensor life

B. Initialization

C. Costs

D. Alarms

E. Directional arrow trends

F. Water transmission

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. List 2 continous glucose monitors available for purchase.
2. State 2 reasons to consider continuous glucose monitoring.
3. Define a limitation of continous glucose monitoring.

#4 - What’s New in Diabetes Medications

I. Newer diabetes medication therapies

A. Guidance for evaluating cardiovascular risk in new antidiabetic therapies to treat type 2 diabetes

B. Oral medications

1. Onglyza (saxagliptin)

2. Cycloset

C. Injectable medications

1. Liraglutide

A. Oral insulin (Ora-lyn)

B. Insulin patch

C. Insulin sprays (buccal, intranasal)

D. Inhaled insulin

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Describe one new oral medication used to manage diabetes.
2. Describe two new insulins under development.

#5 - What’s New in Diabetes Herbals

I. Supplements targeting persons with diabetes

A. Supplements with hypoglycemic activity

B. Supplements targeting diabetes complications

C. Dangerous supplements for persons with diabetes

II. Vitamin D and diabetes

III. Guidelines for safe supplement use

A. Education

1. Natural is not harmless

2. Lack of government regulation

3. Research

4. Cost-Benefit analysis

5. Open sharing of information

6. Where to report problems

B. Supplement DO's and DON’Ts

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Describe 3 dietary supplements that claim to benefit persons with diabetes.
2. Describe the role of vitamin D in diabetes.
3. State 3 guidelines for safe supplement use.

#6 - What’s New in Diabetes Technologies

I. New diabetes technologies/research

A. BG Monitoring

B. Insulin delivery

C. Implantable insulin pump

A. Islet cell transplantation

B. Pancreas transplantation

C. Artificial pancreas

D. Diabetes Trial Net

E. Type 2: prevention

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Describe two new technologies currently investigated to control diabetes.
2. Describe two new technologies currently investigated to cure or prevent diabetes.

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