2019 Annual Meeting

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Update on Diabetes Mellitus in the College Student: A Collaborative Approach to Management (Room Governor's Square 17)

31 May 19
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Credit-AAFP-P, Credit-ACPE, Credit-CHES, Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Session Badge - Campus Collaboration

CME:1  AAFP-P:1  CNE:1/.10  CHES:1  CPEU:1  ACPE:1 (UAN-0025-9999-19-085-L01-P)

Campus Collaboration

After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. List the most recent ADA criteria for diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus (DM).
  2. List the essentials of DM management.
  3. Discuss the challenges faced by students with diabetes on campus.
  4. Identify best practices in achieving the healthy transition of a student with DM from home to the college setting.

Program Abstract:
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) management may be challenging for college students and college health providers alike, especially transitioning from home to on-campus living. This interactive session led by an Endocrinologist/Diabetologist and a College Health Physician will present attendees with issues encountered by college students with DM. Topics will include a review of the pathophysiology of DM, updates on current monitoring and treatment regimens for diabetes, and attention to problems commonly encountered by college students with DM.