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Heart Disease and Diabetes Good heart health is important to people with and without diabetes. Get the facts on cardiovascular complications and how to avoid them in this guide from dLife. Download this study guide as a PDF.

Establishing an Insulin Regimen for Hospice Patients Many experts agree that sliding scale as it has been used has no proper place in diabetes care. However the idea of never using a correction dose or bolus insulin makes no sense. Using the formula for dosing a new patient based on weight …

Complications-Centric Model for Care of the Overweight/Obese Patient  This algorithm is part of the new 2013 AACE Diabetes Management algorithm. This new part covers the care of the overweight/obese patient and can help you make the best decisions for your overweight patients. It answers questions such as when to start …

Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Exam (CDFE) Form and Pocket Chart  From the Australian National Association of Diabetes Centres and the Australasian Podiatry Council comes this CDFE form which adheres to the ADA Task Force document. The Pocket Chart is a good tool to have along with the exam form and was created …

  The number one drug that mistakes are made with is insulin. The Patient Safety Authority has created this work sheet to help prevent errors in the use of insulin. 

  New Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth  Get the new clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Youth Guidelines Type 2(pdf) 

Complications Combat – An Educational Game  Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly & Company have launched an educational digital game for type 2 diabetes called Complications Combat. The game, available for desktop and iPad users, is designed to raise awareness of the many complications associated with type 2 diabetes and the …

Gargano Mortality Risk Score Calculator  An all-cause 2-year mortality risk web-based calculator developed for medical professionals for their type 2 patients. The calculator was developed and is easily accessible to health care professionals for their type 2 patients. Mortality Risk Score Calculator

Cholesterol Lowering Treatment Options (pdf)  This week, we have an exclusive new Tool for Your Practice for you prepared by our talented interns, Lauren Self, UF College of Pharmacy, and Gabrielle Soussman, LECOM College of Pharmacy, summing up in a short 6 page printout, the current and available Cholesterol Lowering …

New AACE Comprehensive Diabetes Algorithm for Diabetes and Prediabetes  The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has announced the publication of its new comprehensive diabetes management algorithm created to guide primary care physicians, endocrinologists and other health care professionals in the treatment of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. …