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Diabetes Self Management
Background
❱ The national cost of diabetes in the U.S. in 2007 exceeds $174 billion. This estimates includes $116 billion in excess medical expenditures attributed to diabetes, as well as $58 billion in reduced national productivity per year.
❱ Patient with diabetes medical expenditures that are 2.3 times higher than the expenditure would be in the absence of diabetes. Approximately $1 in $10 health care dollars is attributed to diabetes. Indirect costs include increased factors such as absenteeism, reduced productivity, and lost productive capacity due to early mortality.
❱ Number of deaths: 68,705 per year; deaths per 100,000 populations: 22.4.
❱ Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non-traumatic lower-limb amputations, and new cases of blindness among adults in the U.S.
❱ Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke.
❱ Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S.
Our board Certified Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners
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Will evaluate and manage your diabetes based on clinical practice guidelines.
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Will perform comprehensive medication therapy management and a systematic approach to optimize patient outcomes and reduce costs.
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Recommend and individualize goals based on patient‐specific need.
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Evaluate evidence that influences the selection of diabetes goals for individual patients.
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Formulate patient‐centered treatment plans for complex patients with diabetes.
Associated Goals for Adults with Diabetes
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Glycemic Control (A1c)
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Per ADA, A1c < 7%
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Per AACE, A1c <6.5%
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Pre-Prandial Blood Glucose (BG)
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Per ADA, BG=80 to 130 mg/dl
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Per AACE, BG<110 mg/dl
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Post-Prandial Blood Glucose (BG)
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Per ADA, BG=180 mg/dl
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Per AACE, BG<140 mg/dl
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Blood Pressure Systolic (SBP)
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Per ADA, <140 mmHg
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Per AACE, <130 mmHg
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Blood Pressure Diastolic (DBP)
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Per ADA, <90 mmHg
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Per AACE, <80 mmHg
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ADA=American Diabetes Association 2018.
AACE=American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist and American College of Endocrinology Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm 2018.
Be Physically active for at least 30 minutes/5-days a week.
