Ask the Experts: Basal Bolus Therapy

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Over the past several months, Primary Care Metabolic Group and Primary Care Education Consortium have partnered with Medscape to provide an educational "Ask the Experts" series on basal bolus therapy. The series includes four educational columns as well as over a dozen Q&As between Medscape readers and the faculty author experts on basal bolus insulin. Take a moment to review the links below so you can better understand how to initiate and intensive basal bolus therapy in your patients with diabetes.

Columns

Overview of Insulin Replacement Therapy: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/705859

Importance of Daily Plasma Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/707224

When and How to Implement Basal Bolus Therapy: Treating to Success: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/707946

Overcoming Barriers to Insulin Replacement: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/709340

Question and Answers

Splitting Insulin Dose: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/712070

Less Hypoglycemia with Newer Analogs: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/712441

Monitoring Postprandial Glucose: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/712899

Significance of Postprandial Glucose: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/713167

Patient Self-titrating Insulin Dose: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/713552

Weight Gain Comparison: Insulin Analogs, Sulfonylurea and Thiazolidinediones: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/713893

Initial Dose for Basal Insulin: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/714465

Discontinuing Sulfonylureas When Starting Insulin?: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/714594

How Do You Start Bolus Insulin?: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/714596

Premix vs. Basal Bolus: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715356

How Often to Measure Blood Glucose?: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715358

Basal Bolus vs. Basal Initially: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715361

Bolus Insulin BID: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715362

New A1C Goals?: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715363

When is the Best Time to Start Insulin?: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715363

Is Insulin Approved for Second-step Therapy?: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/715365

Differences Among Secretagogues in Causing Hypoglycemia: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/717863

Risks/Benefits of Secretagogues with Insulin: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/717865

Inpatient to Outpatient Glycemic Control: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/719057