At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1.  Review the prevalence and morbidity cost of type 2 diabetes
2. Describe current treatment regimens for type 2 diabetes, including insulin therapy and oral medications
3. Identify care points to share with patients to improve management of type 2 diabetes
4. Discuss common patients concerns with insulin therapy

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review the prevalence and morbidity cost of type 2 diabetes
2. Discuss different treatment regimens for type 2 diabetes, including insulin therapy and oral medications
3. Identify newer type 2 diabetes medications, such as incretins and insulins
4. Describe the importance of collaboration in managing type 2 diabetes

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review the prevalence and morbidity cost of type 2 diabetes
2. Discuss different treatment regimens for type 2 diabetes, including insulin therapy and oral medications.
3. Identify newer type 2 diabetes medications, such as incretins and insulins.

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. AchieveCE is also accredited by the Florida Board of Pharmacy (provider no. 50-20641). This course is approved by CE Broker, with CE Broker No. 20-844233.

AchieveCE is also an accredited provider by the Florida Board of Nursing (Provider #50-20641) and the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP17265), and is an approved provider through reciprocity for the states of Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia.

Peter A. Kreckel, RPh is a most unique breed of community pharmacist. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He has practiced independent community pharmacy for his entire career. He began his teaching career at St. Francis University in 2005, in the Department of Physician Assistant Sciences. For the past 16 years, he has taught Pharmacology to over 700 Physician Assistant Science students in their didactic year. He teaches all disciplines year round, from Antibiotic therapy to Ob-Gyn. He has no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

: This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. Peter A. Kreckel, RPh faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts