Carb Counting: Diabetes Management's Best Friend

Carb Counting: Diabetes Management's Best Friend

As the body of knowledge in pediatrics grows rapidly, healthcare teams face an increasing time commitment, making it challenging to seamlessly assimilate new, specialized guidelines into daily practice. This educational session is designed to bridge that professional practice gap by providing general pediatricians, specialists, residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with the tools needed to synthesize recent advances in diabetes management.

Participants will gain actionable strategies to help patients approach food with variety and awareness. The presentation focuses on building clinical comfort with carbohydrate counting, identifying various fuel sources, and utilizing carb-to-insulin tracking to optimize blood glucose management and deliver the safest, most effective patient care.

1. Review and practice carbohydrate counting with patients and other staff.
2. Identify fuel sources and the effect on blood glucose management.
3. Utilize carbohydrate counting with insulin in managing glucose.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Desert Mountain AHEC. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Cancellation Policy

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, facilities, and educational activities are accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended.
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

All individuals in a position to control the content of this accredited continuing education activity have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any ACCME-defined ineligible companies.

No. This activity is not receiving any commercial support.