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Ninth Annual Diabetes Conference: Providing Patient-Centered Diabetes Care
March 16, 2013
Pre-test Question
What is your professional designation?
Number of Respondents
73
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
Question #1
A symptomatic patient with an A1C of 10.2% should consider an initial course of
therapy with:
Number of Respondents
75
71
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
Insulin
Increase in learning from pre-test
-6.00%
23.00%
Question #2
Preserving β-cell function in T2DM is an important goal of therapy in type 2 diabetes:
Number of Respondents
79
78
24
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
TRUE
Increase in learning from pre-test
-3.00%
1.00%
Question #3
Which GLP-1 agonist causes the lowest incidence of nausea?
Number of Respondents
72
78
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
Exenatide once weekly
Increase in learning from pre-test
24.00%
3.00%
Question #4
Which of the following combinations of anti-hyperglycemic agents is not
recommended?
Number of Respondents
67
22
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
Liraglutide + Sitagliptin
Increase in learning from pre-test
20.00%
28.00%
Question #5
By 10 years after clinical onset of Type 1 Diabetes, the pancreas is incapable of
producing insulin.
Number of Respondents
76
76
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
False
Increase in learning from pre-test
45.00%
23.00%
Correct answers in bold italics
Ninth Annual Diabetes Conference: Providing Patient-Centered Diabetes Care
March 16, 2013
Question #6
If Type 1 Diabetics have detectable beta cell mass then Incretin drug treatments may:
Number of Respondents
68
75
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
All of the Above
Increase in learning from pre-test
17.00%
-6.00%
Question #7
In the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) which lifestyle modifications were used to
prevent or slow the progression to type 2 diabetes and are now the ADA recommended
lifestyle changes?
Number of Respondents
79
66
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
Weight loss diet(low fat/low calorie) 200 minutes of Weight loss diet (low carbohydrate/low calorie) 200 minutes Weight loss diet (low fat/low calorie) 150 minutes of
exercise per week
Weight loss diet (low carbohydrate/low calorie) 150 minutes Increase in learning from pre-test
43.00%
16.00%
Question #8
In patients at risk for diabetes, what % of body weight loss is recommended to help
prevent diabetes?
Number of Respondents
81
79
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
5-10% weight loss
Increase in learning from pre-test
21.00%
-1.00%
Question #9
Some conditions can result in falsely elevated A1c levels. Which of the following is
not associated with elevated A1c values:
Number of Respondents
69
70
25
Pre-test
Exit Test
Post Test
Renal failure
Increase in learning from pre-test
45.00%
26.00%
Question #10
Which of the following are characteristics of successful PCMH programs:
Number of Respondents
82
79
24
Pre-test
Exit Test
4
All of the above
Increase in learning from pre-test
6.00%
3.00%
Overall Medians
Median increase in learning from pre- to exit and post test
Median number of respondents in pre-, exit and
post tests
Correct answers in bold italics
Q12. What are you doing differently as a result of attending this activity?
I work primarily with type 1 pediatric patients. My practice has not changed significantly, but I appreciate my increased knowledge.
Not alot since specifics not really covered as well as recent cd heard on diabetes for test review puposes--am not using HGBA1C as diagnostic tool. THE ONETHINGS I AM STRESSING WITH EVERY glucose intolerant, diabetic or familyhistory patients is DAILY ACTIVITY and regular meal patterns each meal withprotein.
giving Metformin to pts with Metabolic Syndrome Looking at the individual tailoring education working on team flow looking at other reasons for elevated or lower A1C thinking in terms or prevention of type 1 Work in occ health. Pressing harder for employees with pre- diabetes to see their personal doctors nd referring pre -diabetes employes to our in-housedietician. Have posters from conference vendors hung in my office strong support of more of the team approach for pts Recommending modifications of diabetic medication therapies Using less SU, more DPP4 and GLP-1 meds, adding basal insulin sooner Being more aggressive in treating diabetic patients.
Avoid the concomitant use of GLP-1 agonists and DPP4 inhibitors in therapy Made some changes in order of meds used for Type 2 DM.
Being more aggressive with treatment of T2DM I am trying to meet patients where they are on the continuum of change checking annual vitamin B12 levels if on metformin The focus group was a great additon and I enjoyed that as much as the

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