Chronic conditions event

The diabetes suite in the Tasmanian HealthPathways has recently been reviewed and updated. To support awareness of the updates we are offering a three-part webinar series.

This first event will focus on lifestyle and medication management in type 2 diabetes mellitus covering:

1. overview of diet and lifestyle management including:
   • the relationship between diet, nutrition and glycaemia and complication risk reduction in type 2 diabetes
   • the benefits and limits of a ‘lower carbohydrate’ approach
   • what is meant by ‘diabetes remission’.
2. non-insulin pharmacological management which will include looking at the:
   • Australian Diabetes Society’s  Australian Blood Glucose Treatment Algorithm for type 2 diabetes
   • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme table and HealthPathways
   • deprescribing and or de-escalating insulin use in elderly patients.

The other two topics to be covered in this series are: 

• Medical management of hyperglycaemia and cardiovascular risk factors on Wednesday 4 May 2022, 6.30pm-8.00pm
• Sick day management on Tuesday 10 May 2022, 6.30pm-8.00pm

Feel free to familiarise yourself with the HealthPathways for diabetes prior to the events.