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Preview: Updates in the Treatment and Management of Patients With Diabetes

05/06/2015

Kathryn Kreider, DNP, APRN, FAANP, FNP-BC • Diana Isaacs, PharmD, CDCES

Kathryn Kreider, DNP, APRN, FAANP, FN...

In this video, Kathryn Kreider, DNP, APRN, FAANP, FNP-BC, and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, CDCES, provide a preview of their session, "Diabetes Treatment & Updates" at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2024...

05/06/2015

Hospital Medicine

Recommendations for Treating Patients With Diabetes in the Hospital Setting

12/17/2014

Steven Edelman, MD, and Kristen Kulasa, MD, discuss the current recommendations for treating patients with diabetes in the inpatient setting.

12/17/2014

Diabetes Snapshot

Reviewed by Kim Carmichael, MD

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Diabetes occurs when an individual has chronically elevated blood sugar levels, which may lead to adverse effects on the heart, eyes, and kidneys, among other organs.

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Diabetes is classified as type 1, in which an individual's pancreas produces little to no insulin, or type 2 diabetes, in which an individual's body becomes resistant to or does not produce enough insulin.

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Primary care providers, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, podiatrists, pharmacists, dieticians and nutritionists, certified diabetes care and education specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physical trainers

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Symptoms may include frequent urination, thirst, uncontrolled weight loss, hunger, blurred vision, numb/tingling hands or feet, fatigue, dry skin, sores, and an increased number of infections.

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Nausea, vomiting, and stomach pains are often symptoms of uncontrolled diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes may not have symptoms.

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An A1C test, fasting blood sugar test, glucose tolerance test, and random blood sugar test are all tools utilized to diagnose diabetes.

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More than 1 in 10 people in the United States have diabetes.
95% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, while 5% have type 1 diabetes.

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