Listen to James Campbell, MD, discuss the importance of involving patients in quality improvement projects. The interview will provide insight on how to get started, ways to approach patients to participate, and strategies to keep them engaged.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to Kathleen Dungan, MD, MPH, Noha Elnagar, MD, MSBS, PA-C, and Mohammad Shalabe, MD, MSBS, PA-C, discuss how telehealth can be optimized to obtain glucose monitoring data for patients with type 2 diabetes who require insulin. The interview will focus on patients who are insulin-requiring due to broader availability and coverage of testing supplies and greater evidence for efficacy in terms of A1C reduction, time in target glucose range, and time in hypoglycemia.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to Marilee Clemons, PharmD, and Dean Bricker, MD, define the differences between medication side effects and adverse events, discuss the importance of reviewing this information with patients, and describe conversation techniques to engage patients in discussions about their treatment.

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Listen to Anuradha Viswanathan, MBBS, Ryan Farrell, MD, and Rose Gubitosi-Klug, MD, PhD, discuss the presentation of youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) and compare the disease course to other types of diabetes, including type 1 diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), and T2D in adults. The interview will cover risk factors for developing youth-onset T2D, current treatment approaches, and the early development of diabetes complications in youth-onset T2D.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to Sharon Watts, DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES, discuss how Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) can be a viable alternative to individual, face-to-face appointments for patients with diabetes. The interview will address common questions and concerns about SMAs including patient outcomes, provider uptake and satisfaction, confidentiality, reimbursement, and barriers to success.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to Kathleen Dungan, MD, MPH, offer key insights about diabetes diagnosis, treatment, and management for primary care clinicians. The interview will address diagnostic challenges, glucose monitoring, clinical inertia and disease progression, self-management education and support, team-based care, and initiating and titrating insulin in the patient with diabetes.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to David Aron, MD, MS, and Mary Julius, RDN, LD, CDCES, discuss hypoglycemia in the patient with diabetes. The podcast will address the frequency and consequences of this adverse condition, identify key risk factors, and describe practical management strategies for prevention and treatment when it does occur.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to Shanna Stryker, MD, MPH, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected patients’ use of substances, particularly alcohol, and how to approach the assessment and treatment of these conditions. The interview will also address the interface between substance use disorder and co-morbidities including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.

Listen to Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, discuss best practices for physical activity in patients with a mobility disability.

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Listen to L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, and Madhuri Medarametla, MD, discuss the unique health care needs of rural communities including special considerations for providing telehealth services. The interview will focus specifically on cardiovascular and diabetes health as well as behavioral health. Drs. Fredrickson and Medarametla practice medicine in Salem and Ashtabula, Ohio, respectively.

Resources on this and other topics are available at www.Cardi-OH.org.