Chapter 1. What is diabetes?
- What is diabetes? intro
- Comprehending glucose regulation
- Describing type 1 diabetes
- Describing type 2 diabetes
- Identifying other forms of diabetes
- What is diabetes? quiz
Chapter 2. Making the diagnosis
- Making the diagnosis intro
- Recognizing risk factors
- Measuring blood sugars
- Using hemoglobin A1C
- Diagnosing pre-diabetes
- Making the diagnosis quiz
Chapter 3. What's your goal?
- What's your goal? intro
- Assessing glycemic control
- Individualizing goals
- Monitoring blood glucose
- Recommending lifestyle interventions
- What's your goal? quiz
Chapter 4. Starting treatment
- Starting treatment intro
- Using metformin
- Prescribing sulfonylureas
- Recognizing the role of thiazolidinediones (TZDs)
- Utilizing incretins
- Understanding SGLT-2 inhibitors
- Starting treatment quiz
Chapter 5. Using oral medications
- Using oral medications intro
- Minimizing hypoglycemia
- Minimizing weight gain
- Preventing cardiovascular disease
- Minimizing cost
- Using oral medications quiz
Chapter 6. Adding insulin
- Adding insulin intro
- Initiating insulin
- Using basal insulin
- Understanding mealtime insulin
- Using alternative insulins
- Using insulin pumps
- Adding insulin quiz
Chapter 7. Adjusting insulin
- Adjusting insulin intro
- Treating fasting hyperglycemia
- Managing post-meal hyperglycemia
- Avoiding hypoglycemia
- Managing non-compliance
- Using low-cost insulins
- Adjusting insulin quiz
Chapter 8. When things go wrong
- When things go wrong intro
- Managing cardiovascular disease
- Managing hyperlipidemia
- Treating microvascular disease
- Managing diabetic neuropathy
- When things go wrong quiz