Comprehending Data From Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices and Developing a Management Plan for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (Pharmacist Credit)

This activity is part 2 of a 3-part webinar curriculum.

This activity includes patient counseling video vignettes.

Program Description

Integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) devices can offer useful information in managing the care of patients with diabetes. There are multiple available devices, each with different features or functionalities, such as duration of use or providing alerts and alarms. It is important to use the data that come from an iCGM device. The ambulatory glucose profile (AGP) report offers insight on the daily trends of a patient’s glucose and can be used to determine a management plan for patients with type 2 diabetes. Recommendations are guided by time in range (TIR) targets that may differ for specific patients with diabetes, so individualizing the care is critical. Additional important metrics in understanding data from CGM devices and how to use the information to optimize the care of patients with diabetes will be covered. Included in this activity are counseling videos that offer important educational pearls on assisting patients with diabetes with understanding the data from their iCGM device.

Target audience: Retail pharmacists, health-system pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians

Type of activity: Application for pharmacists; knowledge for pharmacy technicians
Release date: May 6, 2022
Expiration date: May 6, 2023

Time to complete activity: 1.0 hour
Fee: Free

Educational Objectives

Pharmacist Educational Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Interpret ambulatory glucose profile (AGP) reports to generate a management plan for patients with type 2 diabetes
• Determine time in range (TIR) target recommendations based on integrated continuous glucose monitoring use in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Apply the key concepts of AGP reports and TIR target recommendations to a given case scenario

Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recognize ambulatory glucose profile (AGP) reports for patients with type 2 diabetes and key features
• Recall the importance of time in range (TIR) target recommendations based on integrated continuous glucose monitoring use in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Review examples of cases that can be referred to the pharmacist to discuss the key concepts of AGP reports and TIR target recommendations