Diabetes Mellitus (Pt 2): Medications for Treatment of Diabetes – 3.0 CE/Contact Hours

Description

This advanced course on diabetes medications can be taken as Part 2 of a series or on its own. Course objectives are:

• Identify the main goals of diabetic medication management and hyperglycemia management.
• Describe the various methods of insulin administration, different types of insulin, and the rationale of correction or supplemental insulin.
• Describe the use of technology in the management of diabetes, including continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps, and the bionic pancreas.
• Identify hypoglycemic protocols for individuals with diabetes.
• Describe the different types of actions, advantages, and disadvantages for oral diabetic agents used to manage hyperglycemia.
• Identify the actions, advantages, and disadvantages of non-insulin injectable medications for the management of type 2 diabetes.
• Identify some of the non-diabetic types of medication for long-term disease management of diabetes.

Course approved for 3.0 CE/Contact Hours for Certified Nursing Assistants in Florida.

Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed.