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 2.5 CE/Contact Hours for Certified Nursing Assistants in Florida.
Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed.
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