DIABETES INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

Course overview

ACCORDING TO CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL DATA, THE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2015 WAS 30.3 MILLION AND PREDICTED TO INCREASE YEARLY WITH AN ALREADY PREDIABETIC POPULATION OF 84 MILLION. PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IS HIGHEST IN THE ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANICS, ASIANS, AND WHITES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS.