Type 2 Diabetes Treatment for Diverse Populations: Integrating New and Emerging Agents

 

Release Date: July 29, 2014

Last Reviewed: July 10, 2014

Expiration Date: July 29, 2015

Time to Complete Activity:  2.0 hours

 

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Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology

Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes

Chief, Section of Endocrinology

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, LA

 

Director, The Disparities Solutions Center

Senior Scientist, The Mongan Institute for Health Policy

Director of Multicultural Education

Multicultural Affairs Office, Massachusetts General Hospital

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

 

A.C. Mullins Professor in Translational Research

Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Director, General Clinical Research Center

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN

 

Associate Professor

Harvard Medical School

Head, Section of Clinical Research

Joslin Diabetes Center

Boston, MA

 

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of physicians specializing in endocrinology, internal medicine, cardiology, and family practice, as well as allied healthcare practitioners.  This activity will also be of benefit to other HCPs interested in the management of patients with diabetes.

 

Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects ethnic minorities. Nonwhite populations have greater susceptibility to the disease, and Hispanic and African American patients often have poorer outcomes than their white counterparts, leading to increased healthcare utilization costs (eg, more hospitalizations). The elderly are also more vulnerable to diabetes-related risks. Disparities in type 2 diabetes arise from various genetic, cultural, and socioeconomic differences, but can be successfully overcome by approaches that put the patient at the center of the management effort. Treatments should be selected based on the individual patient’s profile and risk of adverse events and complications, with consideration of the costs of these sequelae as well as the cost of medications. Medical comorbidities such as obesity, hypertension, renal disease, and cardiovascular disease should also be considered. Diabetologists and diabetes educators provide guidance in their communities to both patients and other healthcare providers. This leadership role requires mastery of the benefits and limitations of the many different antihyperglycemic therapies for patients with various comorbid conditions. In addition, awareness of approaches that have improved outcomes in underserved populations is vital to improving the overall well-being of patients with type 2 diabetes.

 

Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

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This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was made possible, in part, through collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company.

 

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