Advancing Insulin Prescribing in General Practice

This multifaceted intervention consists of (1) Diabetes Specialist Consultation Support which entails specialists and educators providing consultation for insulin initiation and titration for the 12 months following the Workshop. Support will consist of prearranged and scheduled communications to review and advise for the first 2 months and will continue on an ad hoc basis for the remaining 10 months, with communication initiated by the physician (2)Community Pharmacy Insulin Initiation consists of trained community pharmacists providing patient education insulin initiation. Education will consist of one individual teaching session, one hour in duration, to review the insulin prescription protocol, insulin injection method, management of hypoglycemia, and self-monitoring of blood glucose.