DIABETES INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

Course overview

ACCORDING TO CDC DATA, THE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE YEAR 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 POPULATION, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANICS, ASIANS, AND WHITES, RESPECTIVELY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS.