Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose

HOUSTON — As the saying goes, there is no “I” in team. Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDE, clinical pharmacy specialist and CGM program coordinator in the department of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the Cleveland Clinic Diabetes Center, knows this as well as anyone. Using lessons from her time in pharmacy school and her experiences working with a range of health care providers who treat patients with diabetes, Isaacs has found that collaboration is a more effective means of improving outcomes than more siloed approaches.

This year’s American Association of Diabetes Educators annual meeting will come to Houston, and organizers plan to highlight the Texas city’s size, diversity and “diabetes challenge” as an opportunity for diabetes educators to better engage with patients at the population health level.