OurPatient EducationCenterhasgrown Basal/BolusTherapyandCarbohydrate commitment toclinicalresearchefforts
exponentiallyoverthepast yearandnow Counting.Thiscoursepreparespatients that willcomplement andenhanceour
offersavarietyofbilingualclassesand whorequireflexibleinsulintherapyto ability toprovidethebest possiblecareto
programsthat addresseveryaspect of understandtherelationshipbetweenfood ourpatients.Weenvisionthat theKosow
diabetesmanagement.Wehave (carbohydrates),bloodglucoselevelsand DiabetesTreatment Centerwillcontinue
expandedourreachinthecommunity insulin,andstartsthemontheirway toevolveintoaunit that seamlessly
andarecreatinganetworkofreferring towardsphysiologicinsulinreplacement. interweavesclinicalpracticeandresearch,
physicianswhounderstandand Thisisa tremendouseducationalstart for andbringthebest ofbothworldsintothe
appreciatethevalueofaneducated, anyoneusinginsulintherapyforeither samevibrant andcaringenvironment.
informedandproactivepatient. type1ortype2diabetes. Whileourpatient volumehascontinued
Classescanbescheduledonline togrow,ourresearcheffortshaveresulted
byloggingontotheinteractive Wecontinuetoalsoprovideanumber inpublishedabstractsandarticlesin
DiabetesResearchInstitutewebsite ofprofessionaleducationprogramswith peer-reviewedliterature,aswellas
(http://www.diabetesresearch.org/Manag thegoalofimprovingthedeliveryof nationalpresentations.
ementandEducation/PatientEducation/). diabetescareinourcommunity.Wehave
developedaverysuccessfulmonograph Thesecontinuetobeexcitingtimesfor
TheInsulinPumpProgramiswell titled,“PracticalToolsforGlycemic thefacultyandstaffoftheEleanorand
establishedandstillgrowing,andhas ControlinType2Diabetes:Introducing JosephKosowDiabetesTreatment Center.
benefitedfromrecent advancesinthe Basal/BolusInsulinTherapy,”that has Weknowthefutureholdspromiseand
fieldofsmart pumpsandmonitoring beendistributednationally,andcontinues hopeforthoseafflictedbydiabetesand
technologies.Wearequicklybecoming togarnerinterest andenthusiasm. westandresolutethat“inthetreatment
theeducationarmofacadreof Thisprogramintroducesprimarycare ofdiabetessuccessdoespay.”
endocrinologistsinthecommunity,as physicianstothetheoryofphysiologic
wellasinternationally,whoregularly insulinreplacement inadirect,practical
refer theirpatientstoourclasses.We andeasytoimplement format.In
havealsobeguntoexport ourhighly addition,wehavedevelopedinsulin
successfulmodelforgrouppump dosecalculatorsthat arenowwidely
educationtoothercentersthat are availablefordownloadovertheInternet
interestedinprovidingstate-of-the-art (http://www2.epocrates.com/products/
trainingtotheirconstituents,andhave medtools/insulindosingcalculator.html)to
theresourcestodoso. facilitatebasal/bolusinsulinprescriptions
forphysiciansnationwide.TheEducation
Ourflagshippatient educationprogram, Centercontinuestohost anumberof Luigi F.Meneghini,M.D.,MBA
MasteringYourDiabetes,isnowoffered industrylectures,preceptorshipsand
fourtimesayearforadultswithavery professionaleducationprograms
AssociateProfessorofClinicalMedicine
successfulandwell-receivedsummer that allowindustryleaderstocome
Director,EleanorandJosephKosow
programforchildrenandadolescents. togethertoshareinformationon
DiabetesTreatment Center
Thisfive-daygroupeducationcourse diabetesandbroadentheknowledge
providesparticipantswiththeknowledge withintheircommunities.
andproblemsolvingskillstoaddress
themyriadsituationstheymust facein Overthepast yearwehaveaddedtwo
thedailymanagement oftheirdiabetes. full-time,bilingualendocrinologists
Participantsofthisprogramgraduate toourclinicalfaculty,Dr.LuzMarina
witharenewedsenseofhopeand PrietoandDr.BrestaMiranda(the
confidencetowardsthefutureandthe rest ofthefacultycanbeseenat
abilitytoproactivelymanageandcontrol http://www.diabetesresearch.org/
theirdiseaseprocesswiththephysicianas ManagementandEducation/DiabetesCare
theircoach.Theprerequisiteforenrolling Providers/).Inadditiontoourongoing
inMasteringYourDiabetesorinthe patient-relatedactivities,wearealsoin
InsulinPumpProgramistheclass theprocessofdevelopingastronger
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