Harvard Diabetes Update 2025

Identifying Various Types of Diabetes in Clinical Practice

• Is it Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, or something else?
• Diabetes phenotypes and clinical classification
• Connection between diabetes phenotypes and social determinants of health
• Practical recommendations for identifying different diabetes presentations
• Patient-specific factors that influence diagnosis and treatment selection
• Improving diabetes care through better clinical recognition and classification

Medical Nutrition Management in Diabetes and Obesity

• Does when you eat matter?
• Intermittent fasting, circadian rhythms, and food order
• Current dietary recommendations in diabetes and obesity
• Medical nutrition therapy for patients with diabetes
• Practical nutrition counseling strategies
• Guiding patients on sustainable lifestyle and dietary changes

Prescribing Exercise to Patients with Diabetes

• Exercise recommendations in Type 2 diabetes and obesity
• Practical exercise planning for clinical practice
• Using physical activity as part of diabetes treatment
• Patient-centered approaches to improve adherence
• Exercise counseling for patients with obesity and metabolic disease
• Applying lifestyle medicine interventions in daily care

Obesity Management in the Patient with Diabetes

• Health implications of overweight and obesity
• Sleep disorders and obesity-related health risk
• Lifestyle modification in obesity
• Pharmacological management: what intervention and when
• Surgical management of obesity updates
• Medical vs. surgical management considerations
• Optimizing care for people with obesity and diabetes

Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetes

• Dyslipidemia management in patients with diabetes
• Hypertension management in patients with diabetes
• Cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment planning
• Evidence-based risk reduction strategies
• Practical recommendations for lipid and blood pressure control
• Improving long-term outcomes through cardiometabolic care

Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

• MASLD in patients with diabetes and metabolic disease
• 2025 vision for metabolic liver disease management
• Risk assessment and practical clinical considerations
• Relationship between obesity, diabetes, and liver disease
• Patient counseling and long-term monitoring
• Integrating metabolic liver care into diabetes management

Cardiovascular Disease in the Patient with Diabetes

• Coronary artery disease evaluation and management
• Heart failure in the patient with diabetes
• Cardiovascular complication prevention
• Practical recommendations for high-risk patients
• Linking diabetes treatment to cardiovascular outcomes
• Coordinated care for patients with complex cardiometabolic disease

Renal Disease in the Patient with Diabetes

• Evaluation of chronic kidney disease
• Prevention and management of chronic kidney disease
• Latest information on reducing renal disease risk in Type 2 diabetes
• Kidney protection strategies in modern diabetes care
• Clinical monitoring and risk stratification
• Integrating renal care into diabetes treatment planning

Technology Advances in Diabetes Care

• Continuous glucose monitoring: a 2025 vision
• Insulin pumps and closing the loop
• New technologies in diabetes care and daily practice implications
• Using technology to support patient monitoring and treatment decisions
• Artificial intelligence in diabetes care: fact or fiction?
• Applying technology updates to improve patient outcomes

Pharmacological Management of Type 2 Diabetes

• Traditional medications: biguanides, sulfonylureas, TZDs, and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
• Insulin therapy in patients with diabetes
• SGLT-2 inhibitors update
• GLP-1 receptor agonists update
• Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and their role in diabetes care
• Medication selection, safety, and practical treatment recommendations
• Overcoming lack of adherence to therapy and clinical inertia

This course is best suited for endocrinologists, primary care physicians, internists, family physicians, residents, fellows, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, diabetes educators, dietitians, and clinicians involved in diabetes care.

Topics include diabetes diagnosis, treatment planning, current anti-diabetes medications, obesity care, nutrition, exercise, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, renal disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, MASLD, CGM, insulin pumps, SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, MRAs, and AI in diabetes care.

Yes. The course focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies that can help clinicians improve treatment planning, medication selection, risk reduction, patient engagement, and long-term outcomes.

No. CME points and certificates are not included with this course.

This product is provided as recorded course access, allowing you to review the material at your own pace.

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