Family Physician Clinical Inertia in Managing Hypoglycemia

Management of the patient with diabetes mellitus (DM) embodies the spirit of primary care medicine. Because of the chronic, progressive, and potentially disabling nature of this illness, family physicians (FP) are often at the cornerstone of diabetes care [1]. This gate-keeping position allows professionals to screen high-risk patients for diabetes, initiate treatment, manage hyperglycemia, monitor, and fine-tune pharmacologic therapies, as well as detect and manage microvascular and macrovascular complications.

Source: Primary Care Diabetes - February 24, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Caroline V.M. Rebicki, Bridget L. Ryan, Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing, Paul F. Tremblay, Stewart B. Harris Tags: Original research Source Type: research