Internal Medicine Meeting Recordings
Expert clinician-educators will discuss the diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes, including atypical forms of diabetes in adults. Faculty will review the role of lifestyle interventions as well as appropriate indications and practical use of weight loss medications. The growing role of diabetes technology will be addressed and the risks and benefits of new insulin and noninsulin pharmacologic therapies will also be presented. The role of diabetes medications, cholesterol-lowering agents, and blood pressure control to reduce cardiometabolic risk will be thoroughly discussed.
This collection of virtual lectures will cover:
- current guidelines for the management of patients with diabetes and prediabetes
- guidance on the evaluation, classification, and treatment of diabetes, including less common atypical forms of diabetes
- new insulin products and diabetes technology (including new pens, pumps, and sensors) available for patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes.
- the rapidly expanding role of noninsulin therapeutics in the management of type 2 diabetes.
- the role of nutrition and medication use for weight management in patients with obesity and diabetes.
- the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.
Course Director:
Irl B. Hirsch, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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