Diabetes Education Resources for Ellis Medicine

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Inpatient Tip Sheets for Ordering Providers 

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• Drug Class Tip Sheet​
• Adjusting Insulin at Admission to Avoid Hypoglycemia​
• Correction Scale Tip Sheet​
• Starting Insulin Tip Sheet
• Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standard of Medical Care in Diabetes (2022) 
• Insulins Available in the United States​
• ​How to Place an Insulin Pump Order for Providers

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Inpatient Nursing Information

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• ​Insulin Pen Instruction Guide
• Insulin Pump Inpatient- RN Documentation
• Insulin Pump Terminology
• Tandem Tslim Pump
• Medtronic 630G
• Omnipod Pump
  
  

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​RN Rounding: Diabetes Education

• Role of the DM Educator
• Importance of Finger Stick Timing

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Cost Savings Guides: Insulin and Non-insulin Medication

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• DiabetesEducator.org Non-Insulin Diabetes Medication Cost-Saving Resources​
• ​DiabetesEducator.org CGM and Insulin Pump Cost Savings Resource​
• DiabetesEducator.org Insulin Cost-Saving Resource Guide
• ​GetInsulin.org
• ​Lilly Cares Assistance Program
• Diabetes AdvantEdge​ | Price Chopper - Market 32
• ​The Affordable Insulin Project

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Diabetes Product Information

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• Diabetes.org Insulin Pen Guide ​
• ​Consumer Guide (ADA)

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Patient Education Handouts

• What is Diabetes
• Know your Numbers
• High Blood Sugar
• Low Blood Sugar
• Planning Healthy Meals Packet
• Sick Day Guidelines
• DKA
• Insulin Injection Tips

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Recordings of Grand Rounds on Diabetes

• Dr. James Desemone-“Update in Diabetes  Mellitus Part One”
• Dr. James Desemone- “Update in Diabetes  Mellitus Part Two”
• Erin Gorrell- "ADA Standards of Care 2023"
• Erin Gorrell- "The Complexities of Diabetes Management​"

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Sharps Disposal

• Ellis Hospital’s Community Household Sharps Program

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Questions? Reach out to Diabetes Educator Erin Gorrell.