"The Texas Tech Medcast is a podcast for medical residents, medical students, practicing physicians, and others involved in medical education and high quality, patient-centered primary care." "This episode is the first of a 2-part series on HDL and Triglycerides, lipids sometimes overlooked in the management of diabetes. Part 1 discusses therapy goals and treatment techniques.
Learning Objectives: the physician audience should be able to: List the goals of therapy for triglycerides and HDL; Define and calculate non-HDL cholesterol; and Identify effective treatment therapies to reduce triglycerides and increase HDL
Podcast Pearl: How to improve patients' willingness to check their own blood glucose levels and record their results (Dr. Rodney Young)"