The diabetes consult
Dr Adri Kok, Specialist, Physician, Cape Town, and Dr Julien Trokis, Diabetologist, Cape Town, share their experience of discussions with patients that contribute to the successful acceptance of insulin therapy by the type 2 diabetes patient.
Learning objectives:
Podcast episode 1:
- Specialist endocrinologist, Dr Adri Kok and Dr Julien Trokis discuss what aspects of patient consultation really works when there is a need to introduce insulin and how to develop your own conversational approach with T2DM patients so that the need and positive value of insulin therapy is accepted
Podcast episode 2:
- Discusses how to best Instruct patients on giving their first doses of the selected insulin, building the patient’s confidence and providing continued guidance throughout this new dimension of their care.
Podcast episode 3:
- This podcast focuses on the clinician’s need to be alert to possible side-effects and how to discuss with the patient their experience of theses side-effects which may emerge over time, such as hypoglycaemia and weight gain.
ATTENTIONBEFORE STARTING THE DIABETES CONSULT MODULE TO EARN 1 CEU IN TOTAL
View episode 1, 2 and 3 of this podcast series then answer the questions at the end of episode 3.
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