In 2015, approximately 12.9% of Indiana’s adult population were living with diabetes and as this percentage continues to grow, intensive insulin clinics are needed to manage complex insulin dependent patients.[1] As drug experts, pharmacists can optimize insulin therapy and provide patient education in order to help patients reach their target HgbA1C. This clinic will require a trained endocrine pharmacist who completed at least an Ambulatory Care PGY2 and is certified as a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) or equivalent and BC-ADM (Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management) within two years of hire. These credentials will help ensure the knowledge required to effectively manage this patient population. This service will focus on patients using U-500 insulin, insulin pumps, and/or continuous glucose monitoring.
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[1] American Diabetes Association. “Statistics about Diabetes” http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?referrer=https://www.google.com/ . Last Edited December 12, 2016. Accessed February 18, 2017