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Diabetes Medications: The Latest Treatments & Guidelines
Speaker: Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE
Format: Audio and Video
Description
Advancements in research and treatment for diabetes mellitus is exciting. With 9 classes of diabetes medications now available, there are a lot of options, but it can also be confusing to choose which medications are best to treat your patient with diabetes. Devising an individualized plan of care for each patient requires that your practice is up-to-date and based on the current evidence-based guidelines. Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, MS, RN, APRN-BC, CDE, CNE, CCRN, will share her expertise on the pharmacological management in this evolving specialty.
Speaker
Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE
Tracey Long, PhD, MS, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCES, CCRN, CNE, COI
As a registered nurse for 36 years, Dr. Long has worked in critical care, emergency medicine, primary care, and endocrinology. She is a professor of nursing at Chamberlain University and family nurse practitioner. She has been a certified diabetes care and education specialist for 25 years and teaches a certified diabetes educator review course. She teaches medical Spanish and one of her favorite activities is taking nurses and allied healthcare professionals each summer to offer free medical clinics to underserved communities around the world with her non-profit organization www.bridgesforhealth.org.
As a published author, she has written a book on how to thrive with diabetes, not just survive, three children’s health books, three books on family history and many professional research articles. She married her college sweetheart, and they have their own “long legacy” of 6 children who teach her what’s really important in life.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Tracey Long has employment relationships with Utah Body and Soul, College of Southern Nevada, Chamberlain College, Travelers Education Group, Nurse.Com, and Atrain. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Tracey Long is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Diabetes Association, the National Certified Diabetes Educator Association, and the American Nurses Association. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Education Development and is a contributing editor Yangtz Journal of Medicine.
Objectives
- Differentiate between the nine currently available classes of medications to treat diabetes.
- Apply ADA and AACE practice guidelines for medication decision making.
- Describe side effects and effectiveness used for treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- Explain the use of combination therapy for treatment of chronic hyperglycemia.
Outline
Diabetes Medication Classes
- Oral antihyperglycemics: alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides, DPP4-inhibitors, meglitinides, SGLT2 inhibitors, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones
- Injectable antihyperglycemics (not insulin): amylin analogs, incretin mimetics, GLP-1 agonists
- Insulins: rapid, regular, intermittent, long acting
ADA and AACE Practice Guidelines
- What has changed for 2022
- Standards of care and diagnosing
- Glycemic control algorithm
- Guidelines for monotherapy and combination therapy
Comparison of Medication Side Effects
- Medication decisions include side effects, organ effect, and adverse drug effects
Up-to-Date Prescription of Insulin
- Insulin delivery systems: syringe, pen, pump, and inhaled insulin
- Algorithm for adding/intensifying insulin
- Patient education for storage, mixing and traveling
- Multiple daily injections vs. continuous glucose monitoring
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physicians
- Physicians Assistants
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