Optimising treatment in type 2 diabetesType 2 diabetes is associated with high risk of macro- and microvascular complications and effective glycaemic control, as well as blood pressure and lipid management, is essential to reduce the risk of developing some of these complications. Patient choice and involvement in treatment options is also essential. Anyone who reviews a patient on medication for type 2 diabetes should be aware of the risks and benefits of the range of therapies available in order to counsel patients effectively and support informed choice. This resource, consisting of five assessment questions at advanced level, tests your knowledge of diabetes therapies based on national and international guidance. Complete the resource to obtain a certificate for one hour of continuing professional development to include in your annual portfolio. Aims and objectivesOn completion of this resource, you should have an understanding of:
Practice Nurse featured articlesPreventing the complications of diabetes Beverley Bostock-Cox Diabetes masterclass: Optimising therapies for type 2 diabetes Beverley Bostock-Cox The new NICE guidance for type 2 diabetes - was it worth the wait? Beverley Bostock-Cox Diabetes - the place for newer therapies in practice Beverley Bostock-Cox Reading listAlphabet strategy for diabetes http://www.abcdiabetes.co.uk/abc-for-healthcare-professionals/ Diabetes UK. State of the Nation: Challenges for 2015 and beyond, 2014 EASD hyperglycaemia guidelines, 2015 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/1/140.full Holt T and Kumar S. ABC of Diabetes, 2010 Wiley Blackwell West Sussex NICE NG28 Type 2 diabetes in adults - management, 2015 http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28 Further education and trainingDiabetes courses from Education for Health http://www.educationforhealth.org/product-category/cohort/ |
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