Slide Sets for Professionals

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These slide sets are provided as a service to health professionals and scientists who are frequently called upon to give presentations to patients or colleagues on diabetes and its complications. Each presentation listed below includes speaker notes to guide the presenter through the slide show. New slide sets will be added to this page as they are developed.

Association slides

Oral Medications to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
This slide set reviews the different classes of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes. Information on the efficacy and side effects of monotherapy drugs is included, and combination therapy is discussed.

Posted: February 9, 2004.

Diabetic Nephropathy
This presentation provides an overview of the natural history of diabetic nephropathy, treatment and prevention of diabetic nephropathy, and treatment options for end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Posted: March 16, 2004

Diabetic Retinopathy
These slides review the stages of diabetic retinopathy, screening guidelines, clinical findings of each stage of disease, and treatment options. 

Posted: March 16, 2004

Diabetic Neuropathy
This presentation provides an overview of the different manifestations of diabetic neuropathy and methods to prevent and treat the disorder.

Posted: April 5, 2004

Diabetes Prevention Program slides

Slides on the Diabetes Prevention Program site describe the DPP methods, baseline characteristics and main results. More information on DPP can be found on the NIDDK website.