Managing Diabetes in LTC
Contact Hours: 1.5
Cost: $15.00
Managing Diabetes in LTC:
The Use of Insulin and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
By Scot Drab, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM
Objectives
Describe the incidence and costs associated with poor glycemic control in older adults in the long term care setting.
List eh barriers to effective diabetes management for patients in the LTC setting.
Describe the steps required to initiate a basal-bolus insulin regimen in the LTC setting.
Describe the role of incretin based therapies in the management of diabetes.
Curriculum