Didactics
Didactics: In addition to diabetes lecture by faculty and guest lectures, the fellow will be given self-directed learning module to be completed on different diabetes topics, landmark trials, and latest research articles. There will be special diabetes didactics time weekly which will be used for diabetes lectures and to discuss self-directed learning modules.
- Diabetes is Primary (Role of Primary Care Provider in Diabetes care)
- Classification of Diabetes
- Pathophysiology of Diabetes
- Basic Insulin
- Diabetic medications
- Outpatient Diabetes Management 1 (non-insulin therapy)
- Outpatient Diabetes Management 2 (insulin therapy)
- Inpatient Diabetes Management 1 (Basal Bolus Insulin regimen)
- Inpatient Diabetes Management 2 (Special situation: Steroid induced hyperglycemia, tube feeding, perioperative glucose management)
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Atypical Diabetes – Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood (LADA), diabetes of exocrine pancreas, drug induced diabetes, New Onset Diabetes after Transplantation (NODAT), Ketotic Prone Diabetes
- Diabetes Emergencies (DKA, HHS, severe hyperglycemia)
- Hypoglycemia
- Basic of CGM and pattern management
- Basic of insulin pumps
- Basic Carb Counting for patients with diabetes
- Diabetes prevention program and Lifestyle modification
- Diabetes Management beyond glycemic control (cardio-metabolic management: Hypertension, lipid, Obesity, cardiovascular favorable medications)
- Microvascular complication of diabetes (diabetic eye disease, Diabetes and CKD, Diabetes in Feet, Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy and Gastroparesis)
- Diabetes and Sexual Dysfunction (Erectile dysfunction, testosterone deficiency, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility)
- Diabetes and dermatology/Rheumatology manifestation
- Behavioral medicine for Diabetes (Diabetes Distress, Eating disorder, Anxiety/Depression/Psychiatric illness/Cognitive impairment)
- Motivational Interviewing and Patient education
- Barrier busters (socio-economic barrier assessment and intervention)
