Target Audience
This activity is intended for optometrists and other eye care professionals. 

Learning Objective

Module 1:

• DEFINE diabetes and the criteria for its diagnosis.
• UNDERSTAND the prevalence of diabetes and its related societal costs.
• DISCUSS the complications and health consequences of uncontrolled diabetes.
• RECOGNIZE the risk factors for diabetes and the potential role of optometrists in encouraging screening for appropriate patients.  

Module 2:

• DEFINE prediabetes and explain its relationship to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
• APPRECIATE the scope of prediabetes and the importance of preventing diabetes.
• UNDERSTAND the three pathways to prevention: lifestyle modification, pharmacological treatment, and bariatric surgery.
• EXPLAIN the potential role of optometrists in encouraging their patients to adopt lifestyle changes aimed at preventing diabetes.  

Module 3:

• IDENTIFY recommended glycemic target ranges for people with diabetes.
• UNDERSTAND the challenges of controlling blood glucose for people with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes.
• DESCRIBE the causes and symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia and the appropriate treatment of hypoglycemia.
• UNDERSTAND how to identify and treat possible hypoglycemia in the optometry clinic.  

Module 4:

• APPRECIATE the team approach to diabetes care and the patient’s central role on the team.
• DISCUSS the importance of healthy eating, physical activity, and routine health care in the management of diabetes.
• DESCRIBE the pharmacological therapy options for people with diabetes.
• UNDERSTAND the multiplicity of barriers faced by people with diabetes in their daily lives.