INSULIN

Course overview

INSULIN IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE-1 AND SOMETIMES DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE-2, BOTH OF WHICH ARE A SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, STROKE, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE, AND A HOST OF OTHER VASCULAR CONDITIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ACTIVITY, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF INSULIN THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS AND SEQUELAE.