Antidiabetic Pharmacology Part 3: Insulin

This final segment of antidiabetic pharmacology briefly discusses the epidemiology, prevalence, screening and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus with treatment focusing on the pharmacology of the various types of insulin including mechanism of action, indications, dosing, side effects and contraindications

Educational Objectives:
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. Cite the prevalence of and risk factors associated with diabetes mellitus and prediabetes. 
2. Identify the classification, screening and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
3. Discuss the pharmacology, indications, dosing, contraindications and side effects of the different types of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus.

Estimated time to complete this activity is 1 hour.

This activity is jointly provided by Your CE Source and eMedEd.

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 1.0 Contact Hours