Diabetes Resource Center

Treat your diabetes patients with expert precision.

These go-to educational assets cover the broad spectrum of diabetes care, from the latest breaking news covering clinical research outcomes, to gold-standard clinical practice guidelines and treatment recommendations.

Topics covered include

Clinical practice guidelines
Treatment algorithm
Publications
In-person education
Online education

If you're interested in diabetes, you may enjoy episode 5 of the new AACE Podcasts.

CLINICAL QUIZ: Diabetes Case Questions

Diabetes Case 16

Michael is a 48-year-old gentleman with T2DM since age of 38. He has background of ischemic heart disease, mixed hyperlipidemia and hypertension. He had a delayed presentation of an inferior myocardial infarction 3 months ago. He is currently treated with Metformin XR 1g twice daily, Sitagliptin 100mg once daily, perindopril 5mg once daily, bisoprolol 2.5mg once daily Atorvastatin 80mg once daily. His most recent labs showed:

Diabetes Case 15

A 64 year-old female presents to your clinic for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed fifteen years ago. Her medical history includes coronary artery disease (s/p CABG) and ischemic cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction 45%) complicated by two hospital admissions for congestive heart failure exacerbation within the past year. She was recently diagnosed with diabetic gastroparesis.

Her glucose-lowering regimen solely comprises Lantus 30 units daily. Fingerstick glucose data discloses infrequent fasting hypoglycemia.

Diabetes Case 14

A 29 year old female with T1DM since age of 11, treated with multiple daily injection using Insulin Detemir 20 units at night and Insulin Aspart 1 unit per 10 grams of carbohydrates per meal.

View all Diabetes Clinical Cases

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

These 2015 clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for developing a diabetes mellitus (DM) comprehensive care plan are an update of the 2011 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan.

Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm (2020) - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This algorithm for the comprehensive management of persons with type 2 diabetes (T2D) was developed to provide clinicians with a practical guide that considers the whole patient, his or her spectrum of risks and complications, and evidence-based approaches to treatment.

AACE Protocol for Standardized Production of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Algorithms, and Checklists - 2017 Update

Clinical practice guideline (CPG), clinical practice algorithm (CPA), and clinical checklist (CC, collectively CPGAC) development is a high priority of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American College of Endocrinology (ACE).

View all Guidelines

TREATMENT ALGORITHM

Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm (2020) - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

View all Treatment Algorithms

SLIDE LIBRARY

View all Inpatient View all Outpatient

Diabetes Technology

This slide deck reviews emerging diabetes technology including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), insulin pump and CGM integration and artificial pancreas/hybrid closed loop technology.

DOWNLOAD SLIDES (PDF)

IV Insulin for Hospitalized Patients

This slide deck is an overview of issues with insulin that should be considered with hospitalized patients.

Initiation and Intensification of Insulin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

What are the benefits of early insulinization? What strategies can you use to select and initiate insulin treatment in patients with Type 2 diabetes? This slide library discusses the answers to these questions and more.

IN-DEPTH INFORMATION

View all Inpatient View all Outpatient

AACE Podcasts

For more in-depth information on all of our disease state resources, listen to AACE Podcasts now. Our podcasts cover a wide range of endocrine science as well as discussion regarding our clinical guidelines.

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

In this 50-minute video presentation Dr. Pop-Busiu discusses diabetic neuropathies, evidence-based prevention and management strategies, current epidemiology trends and more.

Type 1 Diabetes Pathophysiology

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that occurs in genetically susceptible individuals and that may be precipitated by environmental factors.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Are Your Patients Prepared? The Unrecognized Crisis of Severe Hypoglycemia - LIVE

Dr. Anne Peters and Dr.

AACE Board Review Series for Fellows 2021

The AACE Virtual Board Review Series will help prepare you for board certification examination with a series of exam-focused review sessions, covering targeted topic areas mapped t

Program Description

As endocrine disorders are on the rise, it’s very important that primary care providers take a role in patient management.

View all Educational Opportunities

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Endocrine Practice - the Journal for Clinical Endocrinologists

Endocrine Practice, our official journal, keeps you on the leading edge of endocrine patient care.

AACE Clinical Case Reports

Access a wide range of case reports, visual vignettes and commentary from noted endocrinology experts.

View all Articles

RECENT NEWS AND UPDATES

October 14, 2020

World Diabetes Day: AACE Supports Educating the Endocrine Care Team and Beyond

This World Diabetes Day, we at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) extend our support to those in the endocrine care team who help diabetes patients every day. Now with a new b

October 16, 2020

New campaign encourages people to take action to access lower costs for Lilly insulin

Lilly has launched “Insulin Affordability: Learn. Act. Share.” to encourage those who use Lilly insulin to:

Learn about our affordability options

September 15, 2020

Lilly introduces Insulin Value Program, featuring $35 copay card for patients with diabetes

Anyone with commercial insurance, and those without insurance at all, can continue filling their monthly prescription of Lilly insulins for $35 through this program.

See all the latest

POSITION AND CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Transcultural Diabetes care in the United States

A position statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Since its inception, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has advocated for the finest in endocrine education and state-of-the-art health-care delivery without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, age, country of origin, economic status, lifestyle, sexual orientation or domestic living arrangements.

Transculturalization Recommendations for Developing Latin American Clinical Practice Algorithms in Endocrinology

Evidence-based medicine has generated many philosophical and pragmatic challenges to clinical care. Chief among these challenges is how to deliver culturally appropriate individualized endocrine care while adhering to evidence-based guidelines and algorithms developed for large heterogeneous populations.

View all Position Statements

AACE would like to thank the following companies for grants in support of the Diabetes Resource Center:

Get involved! Accepting Committee Applications until 2/28. Learn more

Diabetes Resource Center