Pharmacological Management Of Diabetes Mellitus From A To Z

Diabetes mellitus self management education support

What you'll learn
Know the definition, diagnosis, and screening of diabetes mellitus
Identify treatment options for type 1, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and other types of DM
Learn about the main counseling points for a diabetic patient
Complete a case study to manages diabetes mellitus
Requirements
Basic Physiology and Biology Knowledge
Description
This course is about diabetes mellitus risk factors, classification, clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, therapy goals, and the pharmacological and nonpharmacological options available to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Exclusively, you will learn how to give the patients self-management education support. Pharmacotherapy of type 1 and type 2 DM, insulin types, and all the treatment strategies and their mechanism of action are included in this course. The lectures are mixed with written animated text. PowerPoint slides are available as well at the end of every lesson. In the fourth section, there are review questions and the answers will be on the PowerPoint slide, a case study with the answer will be in the fourth section as well.Section 1 contains an introduction to diabetes mellitus and the diagnostic tests with the glycemic goals according to the American Diabetes Association. Glycemic goals of therapy are very crucial for the management of DM, and educating the patients about these goals is important as well.Section 2 involves the pharmacological management of diabetes mellitus; insulin, insulin secretagogues, insulin sensitizers, and the pharmacotherapy of both type 1 and type 2 DM are explained in this section.Section 3 contains a diabetes self-management education support program by the American Diabetes Association.While the last section consists of review questions and a case study.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Diagnostic tests for DM

Lecture 3 Glycemic goals of diabetes treatment and non pharmacological therapy

Section 2: Pharmacological management of diabetes

Lecture 4 Pharmacotherapy of type 1 DM and insulin types

Lecture 5 Insulin secretagogues

Lecture 6 Insulin sensitizers and other oral agents used for type 2 DM

Lecture 7 Pharmacotherapy of type 2 DM

Section 3: Diabetes Self Management Education Support Program by ADA

Lecture 8 DSME support

Section 4: Diabetes Review Questions and Case Study

Lecture 9 Diabetes Review Questions

Lecture 10 Case Study

Health sciences related departments students (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public health, Medical Laboratory etc.),Interested in diabetes self management education support and patient centered care