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Endocrinology
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): All Insulin Options on the Table for Saudi Arabia – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
DURATION
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
3
ACCREDITATION
EXPIRY DATE
2020-01-16
Faculty
Naji AlJohani (MD, MHA, ABIM, FACP, FACE), Omar Nasser AlHuzaim (MD)
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Examine the barriers to insulin initiation, titration and intensification in T2D
- Discuss the burden of hypoglycaemia in the management of T2D with insulin and the relevance of glucose variability
- Differentiate new rapid and long acting basal analogues from older agents and their impact on hypoglycaemia and glucose variability
- Know when and how to switch from one insulin to another
- Assess the benefit of emerging fixed-ratio combinations of basal-insulin plus GLP-1R agonist