Jerome V' Tolbert M'D', Ph'D'

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Jerome V. Tolbert M.D., Ph.D.

• Medical Director for outreach Friedman Diabetes
  Institute
• Beth Israel Medical Center

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Disclosure

• Dr. Tolbert has received speaker support from
  Bristol Meyers Squibb and GlaxoSmithKline.

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Demystifying Diabetes Management

• Diabetes is Often Undertreated

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• Only 42 of treated diabetics reach a HgA1c of 7
  or less

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• Even when treated aggressively, diabetes is often
  difficult to control

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• Patients with multiple cardiometabolic risk
  factors have more than 7 times risk of developing
  diabetes

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• Goal of this symposium is to develop an
  understanding of drugs and life-style
  interventions which will lead to better care of
  our diabetic patients