Internal Medicine — R1 Academic Day

Approach to diabetes emergencies

Teaching

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management
1.4.6. Endocrine and metabolic
1.4.6.2. Findings and investigations
1.4.6.2.2. Hyper- and hypoglycemia
1.4.6.3. Disorders
1.4.6.3.2. Diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2
1.4.6.3.2.1. Complications of diabetes including retinopathy, neuropathy, vascular disease and ulcers