Kidney Patients With Diabetes: Managing Their Medication
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Because the vast majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are diabetic and thus take hypoglycemic medications, knowledge of renal dosing for these medications, their mechanisms of action, and their safety profiles, as well as consideration of A1C goals, is vital for the practicing clinician. Management of the diabetic CKD patient, identified by stage of kidney disease, is outlined, with dosing regimens as determined by the glomerular filtration rate. Special attention is given to insulin management.
CE/CME No: CR-1402
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Earn credit by reading this article and successfully completing the posttest. Successful completion is defined as a cumulative score of at least 70% correct.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
• Discuss the incidence and staging of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
• Enumerate the treatment goals for the CKD patient with diabetes.
• Describe the hypoglycemic medications that can be used at each stage of CKD.
FACULTY
Cheryl Gilmartin is a Clinical Pharmacist in Nephrology and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Jane S. Davis, a member of the Clinician Reviews editorial board, is a nurse practitioner in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is the communications chairperson for the National Kidney Foundation’s Council of Advanced Practitioners (NKF-CAP). Kim Zuber, past chair of the NKF-CAP, is a physician assistant with Metropolitan Nephrology in Alexandria, Virginia, and Clinton, Maryland.
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