Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD - Episode 2: You recognize that a 74-year-old patient with a 20-year history of T2DM is not meeting her individualized glycemic targets because she has not been taking her basal insulin at bedtime as prescribed. She shares that she frequently has trouble self-injecting due to her rheumatoid arthritis. Assuming all answers are possible, which of the following would be the best action to support this patient?
PeerView Endocrinology & Diabetes CME/CNE/CPE Video Podcast
English - June 27, 2023 23:00 - 14 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsScience cme medical education cme credits peerview insession inreview endocrinology diabetes cne Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Go online to PeerView.com/KNZ860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Insulin is indispensable to the treatment of diabetes, but its use in people with diabetes presents numerous well-known challenges. As many as 40% of people with T2DM require insulin therapy, but only about one-third initiate basal insulin. How can endocrinologists and other healthcare providers ease the treatment burden for these patients? Part of the answer may lie in once-weekly basal insulins. This PeerView inQuiry challenges you to examine the role of once-weekly basal insulins and how they may help to improve outcomes in patients with diabetes. Four assessment questions will keep you on your toes, and an expert will share short, authoritative explanations on the latest clinical data, rationale for use, dosing and tips and strategies for helping patients achieve glycemic targets with less frequent basal insulin injection. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Compare the efficacy, safety, administration, and dosing frequency of once-weekly with once-daily basal insulins; and Identify patients with T2DM that are not meeting individualized glycemic goals and who may benefit from basal insulin therapy, including once-weekly formulations, as they become available.