Education and Compliance Tips for Patients with Diabetes
In July 2008, PCMG conducted a contest among PCMG members on education and compliance tips for patients with diabetes. We asked you to share some of your more innovative approaches to helping your patients comply with their treatment and lifestyle modifications as well as educating your patients on the progressive nature of diabetes. We received lots of wonderful tips and suggestions and wanted to share them! We hope you find these tips useful and practical to your everyday primary care practice. Read More
About PCMG
The Primary Care Metabolic Group (PCMG) is a national educational initiative providing comprehensive metabolic disease education. PCMG’s mission is to provide a representative forum for primary care clinicians involved in metabolic disease management and raise standards of patient care through the dissemination of best practices, education programs, and communication among members.
Therapeutic areas covered by PCMG include:
- Diabetes
- Thyroid Disease
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Co-morbidities of metabolic disease including cardiovascular disease
Benefits of membership include:
- Access to the PCMG website that includes up-to-date information on diabetes management including organizational activities, medical developments, relevant article highlights and commentaries, case studies and meeting information;
- A forum where Primary Care colleagues can discuss medical issues specifically related to metabolic diseases;
- Opportunities for FREE CME;
- Possible research opportunities and
- Other activities based upon suggestions of the PCMG steering committee.
Recent Commentaries
Vitamin D Deficiency and All Cause Mortality
Posted August 22, 2008
Advocating Individualization of Glycemic Control in High Risk Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Posted July 21, 2008
A Case of Lipoatrophy Causing Loss of Glycemic Control
Posted June 23, 2008
Some Random Thoughts About ACCORD
Posted May 14, 2008
Pratical Approaches to Happiness: A Patient Education Resource
Posted April 8, 2008
"Does your patient qualify as a 'brittle' diabetic?"
Posted April 4, 2008
"Doctor, how should I manage a patient with 'prediabetes'?"
Posted March 7, 2008
