Event
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Event Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST
Please Note:
All times are Eastern. Webinars begin at 1:00 pm Eastern /
12:00 pm Central / 11:00 am Mountain / 10:00 am Pacific.
Description
The prevalence of co-occurring eating disorders and diabetes is estimated to be as high as 40%. Historically, the focus has been on insulin omission ("diabulimia") and type 1 diabetes, but we have learned in 15 years of treating this co-occurring diagnosis that this intersection reaches well beyond just insulin omission and impacts all types of diabetes.
This program will discuss the prevalence, identification, and treatment of co-occurring diabetes and eating disorders. Through four case studies with CGM data, attendees will learn ways these illnesses intersect and how they can collaborate with a team to support their patient to improve self-management behaviors and psychosocial and metabolic health outcomes.
Learning Outcome
Attendees will recognize signs and symptoms of a possible eating disorder in people with diabetes and will be able to support them and their self-management behaviors by working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation,
participants will be able to:
• Identify symptoms, behaviors, or glucose/CGM patterns in a person that could indicate an eating disorder.
• Recall strategies to initiate a conversation with and support a person with diabetes with a suspected eating disorder in their self-management behaviors.
• Describe treatment principles to manage co-occurring eating disorders and diabetes within a multidisciplinary team.
Activity Type
This is a knowledge-based learning activity. This
90-minute online session includes a presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.
Learning
Format
Live
Activity
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for
individual or groups of diabetes care and education specialists, including nurses,
dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians, PAs, social workers, and other health
care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care
for people with diabetes and other related conditions.