Early this evening, we had the chance to attend an international live web cast from the International Diabetes Center (IDC), Minneapolis, MN, USA hosted by Lilly Philippines at their office in Wynsum Corporate Plaza, Ortigas.

It was our first and we believe to most attendees as well. Three speakers with different specialties in Diabetes shared their expertise. The first speaker, Ms Ellie Strock, ANP-BC, CDE, talked briefly about the growing worldwide prevalence of Type 2 DM. She also mentioned the core defects in Type 2 DM and the plus the correlation of fasting and postprandial blood glucose to HbA1C.

Dr Robert M Cuddihy tackled the different kinds of insulin. He taught the audience on how to compute for the starting dose of insulin based on the glycemic factors and patient factors. Ms Strock took over the discussion and went on with insulin adjustment.

Ms Janet Lima, MPH, RN, CDE discussed the educational strategies for successful insulin initiation. She enumerated the barriers in insulin therapy in two views: the patient’s and the doctor’s.  Later on she  discussed the strategies to overcome these barriers.

The web cast was ended with a Q & A portion. Attendees from different  countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, India, Pakistan and the Philippines each submitted questions for the resource speakers. While not all questions can be answered, Dr Araceli A Panelo, MD, FPCP, MS, was present as a resource person. She reiterated the importance to start insulin because of the natural progression of Diabetes Mellitus.

As diabetes educators, it is our utmost role to explain the importance of good glycemic control. We help them prevent or further delay the onset of complications of diabetes.

Dr Araceli Panelo, MD, MS, FPCP

During the plenary

Diabetes Educators