Standards of Care in Diabetes—2023
The American Diabetes Association’s “Standards of Care in Diabetes” is based on a complete review of the relevant literature and is intended to provide clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and other interested individuals with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care. The American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee updates the Standards of Care annually and strives to include discussion of emerging clinical considerations. Access the 2023 Standards of Care at diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/46/Supplement_1.
83rd Scientific Sessions
The 83rd annual American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions will be held in San Diego, California, 23–26 June 2023, at the San Diego Convention Center. Registration and housing are now open. For information regarding the American Diabetes Association’s COVID-19 policy, travel and transportation, and more, please visit professional.diabetes.org/scientific-sessions.
Clinical Diabetes CME Series: Overweight and Obesity Management for Primary Care Clinicians
In this short video series, an expert panel led by John Anderson, MD, discusses the burden of obesity, recommends approaches to facilitate communication and patient motivation, and describes evidence-based treatments. Panelists also discuss considerations for implementing these interventions in clinical practice. Each of the four videos is certified for 0.25 AMA PRA Category One Credit(s). Visit Clinical Diabetes to learn more.
Clinical Diabetes CME Series: Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
In this short video series moderated by editor-in-chief Stephen Brunton, diabetes care experts discuss approaches to identifying and managing and treating anemia in chronic kidney disease in the primary care setting and review novel emerging agents to treat this condition. Each of the four videos is certified for 0.25 AMA PRA Category One Credit(s). Visit Clinical Diabetes to learn more.
Special Podcast: Diabetes Inpatient Management
A special episode of “Diabetes Core Update,” the American Diabetes Association podcast for primary care clinicians, highlights the research-to-practice article on effective inpatient diabetes management (doi.org/10.2337/dsi22-0014). Dr. Neil Skolnik is joined by Dr. Misha Zilbermint, who discusses innovations in technology, typical case studies, and practical strategies to tackle common challenges. For more information, please visit diabetesjournals.org/journals/pages/diabetes-core-update-special-editions.
Compendium and Special Podcast: Diabetes-Related Eye Care
The American Diabetes Association’s most recently published clinical compendium is a practical guide to diabetes-related eye care. The guide presents practical information to facilitate interprofessional collaboration, reduce barriers, and improve outcomes for people with diabetes-related retinal disease. This compendium is sponsored by VSP Vision Care and Regeneron, Visionary Partners in the American Diabetes Association’s multiyear “Focus on Diabetes” eye health initiative (diabetes.org/diabetes/eye-health/about-focus-on-diabetes). To access this and other clinical compendia for free, visit professional.diabetes.org/monographs. To listen to the companion podcast led by Dr. Neil Skolnik, please visit diabetesjournals.org/journals/pages/focus_on_diabetes_podcasts.
Leveraging Real-World Data for Quality Improvement in Type 1 Diabetes
Clinical Diabetes has published a new article collection outlining recent work by the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI), a learning health system focusing on quality improvement (QI) projects to enhance the care of people with type 1 diabetes. The latest collection includes a review describing the design and implementation of the QI Portal, two companion studies exploring the factors associated with achieving recommended A1C targets in pediatric and adult patients with type 1 diabetes, and more. Please visit diabetesjournals.org/collection/1507/Leveraging-Real-World-Data-for-Quality-Improvement.