CADRE's "Diabetes Tactics" (New Feature)

Desmond Schatz, MD

In December 2007, the Council for the Advancement of Diabetes Research and Education (CADRE) implemented a new Web site initiative "Diabetes Tactics" case study each month that explores a different challenge in diabetes treatment. The scenarios presented are among those a health care provider is likely to encounter in practice, and each treatment challenge is followed by practical treatment information and suggestions from the experts on the CADRE Advisory Board. All case studies are available on the CADRE Web site (www.cadre-diabetes.org) free of charge. This month's "Diabetes Tactics" case discusses the treatment challenge created when an adolescent male with type 1 DM participates in sports and exercise programs. The treatment discussion was provided by Desmond Schatz, MD, Professor and Associate Chairman of Pediatrics, and Medical Director, Diabetes Center at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida); scientific research and writing assistance was provided by Julie Martin, MS.