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Team-Based Care

Research shows that, for people with type 2 diabetes, team-based care improves their blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipid levels

Studies have shown that person-centered, team-based care can be an effective approach to improving outcomes for people with complex conditions like type 2 diabetes who are at risk for cardiovascular disease and other complications.

Team-based care and shared decision making with the people you see may look different across various organizations, but there are actions that all health care professionals can take to help people with type 2 diabetes achieve recommended targets. You can:

  • Utilize other members of the care team, including nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, diabetes educators, and community health workers.
  • Set collaborative goals with the people you see.
  • Use guidelines and leverage helpful clinical information tools.
  • Identify and address language, numeracy, or cultural barriers to care.
  • Consider formal case management and patient education resources.

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Shared Decision-making Discussion Guide

This guide emphasizes a treatment plan with all patients with T2D and their caregivers first to improve their chanes of successfully starting and continuing guideline-directed management and therapy.

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Webinar

Team-Based Care Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes

Join this interactive panel discussion that will highlight successful team-based approaches to type 2 diabetes and CVD risk management.

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Know Diabetes by Heart™ Type 2 Diabetes and CVD Management
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Tough Cases: Achieving All “Targets”

Test your knowledge of how to help your patients with type 2 diabetes achieve their blood glucose, blood pressure and lipid targets through coordinated team-based care.

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