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Basal Insulin Therapy | December 14, 2023

Date of Presentation: December 14, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Diabetes  

Keywords: #basal insulin  #diabetes  #insulin  #t2d  

In this presentation, Dr. Carol Greenlee, endocrinologist, discusses basal insulin therapy for adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Dr. Greenlee highlights the importance of considering a GLP1 RA agent before going to basal insulin, shares how many patients with T2D will progress to requiring insulin therapy, and how basal insulin can be added to non-insulin agents. Finally, the importance of education around proper insulin injection techniques, optimizing the dose of basal insulin by titrating to FBS target and avoiding excessive doses of basal insulin is discussed.

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Presented by:

Mary Carol Greenlee, MD, FACP, FACE

Mary Carol Greenlee, MD, FACP, FACE, is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and is in private practice at Western Slope Endocrinology in Grand Junction, Colorado. She is currently serving on the Endocrine Society Council after several years on the Society’s Clinical Affairs Core Committee. She has a special interest in care delivery issues and has been actively involved with the collaborative project sponsored by the Endocrine Society to develop tools to assist with the transition from pediatric to adult care for patients with endocrine disorders.

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Date added: December 13, 2023