Antihyperglycemic Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes: Which Drugs and When to Use Them

This course identifies defects that culminate in type 2 diabetes and the benefits and risk of glucose-lowering medication. Participants will be able to design treatment programs for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Target Audience

Family Physicians, General Internists, Hospitalists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the pathophysiological defects that culminate in type 2 diabetes.
  • List the benefits and risks of each major class of glucose-lowering medication.
  • Design rational treatment programs for individual patients with type 2 diabetes.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Inzucchi SE, Bergenstal RM, Buse JB, Diamant M, Ferrannini E, Nauck M, Peters AL, Tsapas A, r R, Matthews DR. Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetes Care 35(6):1364-79, 2012
  • Ismail-Beigi F, Moghissi E, Tiktin M, Hirsch IB, Inzucchi SE, h S. Individualizing glycemic targets in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Implications of recent clinical trials. Annals Intern Med 154(8):554-559, 2011.
  • Wendy L. Bennett, MD, MPH; Nisa M. Maruthur, MD, MHS; Sonal Singh, MD, MPH; Jodi B. Segal, MD, MPH; Lisa M. Wilson, ScM; e Chatterjee, MD, MPH; Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, MD, MBA; Milo A. n, MD, PhD; i Ranasinghe, MD, MPH; Lauren Block, MD; Wanda K. Nicholson, MD, MPH; Susan Hutfless, MPH, PhD; Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; and Shari Bolen, MD, MPHComparative Effectiveness and Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Including New Drugs and 2-Drug Combinations. Annals Intern Med 2011 154(9):602-613.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
08/26/2016
Course expires: 
08/01/2018

Silvio E. Inzucchi, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Yale Diabetes Center
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Silvio E. Inzucchi, M.D., has indicated that he is a consultant for Merck, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Gilead, BMS, Novo Nordisk and Janssen.  He has indicated that his lecture will not include mention of investigational or off-label usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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