Case Studies on Cost Effective Diabetic Management Webcast Post-Test

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* 1. After this session, please rate how your level of confidence changed.

Feel no more confident than before.

Feel a little more confident than before.

Feel somewhat more confident.

Feel more confident than before.

Feel a lot more confident than before.

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* 2. Based on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care what percent of patients with diabetes meet targets for HgA1C, blood pressure, lipid control and not smoking?

50

35

20

14

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* 3. Testing for prediabetes and/or type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic people should be considered in adults of any age who are overweight or obese and who have additional risk factors for diabetes?

True

False

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* 4. When elevated HgA1C has demonstrated to have high specificity for the diagnosis of diabetes, however, when normal the sensitivity has been poor compared to oral glucose tolerance testing.

True

False

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* 5. Which class of diabetes management agents has been demonstrated to have the least percent of monotherapy treatment failure over a 5 year period?

Sulfonylureas

Biguanides, ie metformin

TZD’s

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* 6. U500 Regular insulin is indicated for use in patients with diabetes who demonstrate inadequate control when using a total daily insulin dose of U100 insulin of ______ units.

150

175

200

250

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* 7. Current ADA Standards of Care recommend which therapies be considered when the cost of therapy is a major issue and lifestyle has been inadequate.

Metformin, followed by(F/B) sulfonylurea, F/B basal insulin, F/B TZD

Basal insulin F/B metformin, F/B sulfonylurea, F/B cheapest DPP4 or SGLT2

Metformin, F/B TZD, F/B basal insulin

Metfromin, F/B sulfonylurea or TZD, F/B TZD or sulfonylurea, F/B cheapest basal insulin or cheapest DPP4 or SGLT2