Course Description
A variety of noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents are currently available for the management of adults with type 2 diabetes. With many agents functioning at different sites (e.g., the pancreatic production of insulin, muscle sensitivity, slowing gastric emptying, and hepatic glucose regulation), combining agents often yields a more significant overall effect than one agent alone. The choice of antihyperglycemic agents is influenced by comorbidities, patient-centered treatment factors, and standards developed by various organizations with an intent to optimize cardiorenal risk reduction, body weight, and management of glycemia. It is important to remember that medications patients are taking at one point in time are not necessarily what they will be taking in the future. Categories of noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents and noninsulin injectables include biguanides, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, meglitinides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1 RA), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. This course briefly introduces noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents and noninsulin injectables used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
A variety of noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents are currently available for the management of adults with type 2 diabetes. With many agents functioning at different sites (e.g., the pancreatic production of insulin, muscle sensitivity, slowing gastric emptying, and hepatic glucose regulation), combining agents often yields a more significant overall effect than one agent alone. The choice of antihyperglycemic agents is influenced by comorbidities, patient-centered treatment factors, and standards developed by various organizations with an intent to optimize cardiorenal risk reduction, body weight, and management of glycemia. It is important to remember that medications patients are taking at one point in time are not necessarily what they will be taking in the future. Categories of noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents and noninsulin injectables include biguanides, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, meglitinides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1 RA), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. This course briefly introduces noninsulin antihyperglycemic agents and noninsulin injectables used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- Distinguish the indications, advantages, and disadvantages of various antihyperglycemic agents, noting dosage variability and side effect profiles.
- Examine antihyperglycemic agents’ effects on glycemic targets.
- Analyze the benefits of using select antihyperglycemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiorenal conditions.
- Create a medication plan with a rationale and key patient teaching points for the person with type 2 diabetes.
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Contact Hours: 2.5 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state-specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Nurses
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial- James Fain and Nancy Morris are both employed and receives a salary. They received payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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