Learning Objectives:•Discuss the myriad patient-specific factors that can add complexity to the use of diabetes technologies.•Identify strategies to help patients with complex circumstances gain access to and develop the skills to successfully use beneficial diabetes technologies.•Describe how diabetes technologies can improve glycemia and health outcomes—even for people with type 2 diabetes and complex circumstances.
Joseph Aloi, MDProfessor of Internal Medicine andChief of Endocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismWake Forest School of MedicineWinston-Salem, NC
Samar Hafida, MDStaff Endocrinologist/ Adult Diabetes, Medical Weight Management SpecialistClinical Instructor Harvard Medical School
Disclosures:Dr. Aloi:•Research support: Abbott Diabetes Care, Medtronic Diabetes•Member, data safety monitoring board: Eupraxia
Dr. Hafida: None
Duration: 60 minutes