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Affording Your Type 2 Diabetes Care Patient Cost Assistance Toolkit

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A all-in-one printable booklet designed for patients that will walk you through important aspects of insurance coverage for type 2 diabetes treatments like medication and continuous glucose monitors (CGM)

Affording your Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Patient Toolkit on Insurance Coverage and Cost

Celebrating Global Food Cultures Booklet

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A guide on adapting your cultural diet to a low carb lifestyle with swaps for popular foods in Latin American, Middle Eastern, Eastern and South Asian, Southern American, Eastern and West African cuisines made lower in carbs.

Celebrating Global Food Cultures

CGM Use Case Guide for T2D 11-10-23

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Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Use Case Guide for Type 2 Diabetes

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May 2024 publication from the MCT2D leadership team on increased rates of GLP-1 RA prescribing to adolescents and young adults in the United States, published in JAMA

Dispensing of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists to Adolescents and Young Adults, 2020-2023

2025 Dosing Guide - Feb update

Dosing Information for SGLT-2 Inhibitors

Key dosing information for SGLT2-I and GLP1-RAs including dose escalation, pen and needle RX considerations, proven benefits for ASCVD, CKD, HFrEF, HFpEF, and DKD.

Dosing Information for SGLT2 Inhibitors and Incretin Mimetics for Type 2 Diabetes

Fingertip Formulary Screen

A tool that compiles drug formularies across commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, health exchange plans and allows users to construct and save searches for drug coverage information by drug and by plan. 

Fingertip Formulary - A Web and iPad-based Formulary Lookup Tool

Low Carb Starter Guide 2025

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A point-of-care tool to print and share with patients who are curious about low carb

Getting Started on a Low Carb Lifestyle for Type 2 Diabetes

Adjusting Diabetes Medications on a Low Carb Lifestyle: An MCT2D Guide

A guide for providers on how to adjust medications for patients starting on a low carb lifestyle

Guide for Starting Patients on a Low Carb Lifestyle: Adjusting Diabetes Medications

MCT2D What to ask insurance fillable

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This fillable or printable worksheet will walk you through what to ask your insurance company after you have been prescribed a new diabetes medication

Insurance Coverage Worksheet for Patients: What to Ask Your Insurance Company

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A brief 10-minute video explaining the basics of low carb lifestyle for type 2 diabetes, by Rina Hisamatsu, registered dietitians. Learn the building blocks of low carb

Intro to a Low Carb Lifestyle Video: Part 1 - The Basics

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A suite of print and digital tools to get your patient started on their low carb journey. Developed by MCT2D for our members.

Low Carb JUMPSTART - A Lower Carb Lifestyle Website for Patients

Clinical decision aid - Oct 2025

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This aid is meant to be used alongside your own clinical judgment and prescribing information to guide individualization of diabetes treatment. 

MCT2D Clinician Decision Aid: SGLT2i / GLP-1 RA for Type 2 Diabetes

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A online reference guide to CGM coverage, prior authorization, EMR documentation for common Michigan insurance plans, developed by MCT2D. 

MCT2D Coverage Checker

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This free daily and weekly food intake tracking log will help you record important information about your food intake and blood sugar levels.

MCT2D Daily Food Log Tracker

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A crowdsourced library of EMR dotphrases for type 2 diabetes, including templates for visit types like CGM initiation and interpretation, diabetes education and care management

MCT2D Diabetes Dotphrase Library

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SGLT2 and GLP1 copay savings program information compiled in one handy reference guide. 

Medication Copay Savings Card Programs Reference Guide

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4/26/25 - V91 with Holland, Dexcom, Abbott, and Bronson edits
3/28/25 - V90 with Allison Olmstead edits and adding CGM ordering tool
3/3/25 - V89 - Q1 2025 Updates
11/04/24 - v88 - Updated Michigan Medicaid GLP Ozempic now covered and change log
10/24/24 - v87: Fixed AOM Medicaid/MA header and added updated change log
10/14/24 - Fixed Michigan Medicaid CGM to clarify 'AND' not 'OR' with updated Medicaid AOM coverage criteria and new Change Log
10/09/24 - Fixed HAP note about 90-day trial of metformin
8/30/24 - updated BCN MA CGM, updated United CGM policy, Updated United GLP-1 RA, added new change log page
8/19/24 - Updated with note about PA for Priority
7/22/24 - Updated to include BCBSM GLP-1 RA disclaimer about ICD10 code IN MED CLAIM not RX
7/11/24 - Updated to V4 with fix to CGM Medicaid page and header
7/11/24 - updated mid year version v3
4/1/2024 - updated with appendix of formulary links at the end
4/1/2024 - updated with 2024 formularies
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12/11/23 - fixed condensed guide error priority cgm coverage
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Medication and CGM coverage Guide PDF

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Quickly reference insurance provider coverage of SGLT-2 Inhibitors, GLP1-Receptor Agonists, anti-obesity medications, and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for major insurers in Michigan

Medications and CGM Coverage Guide

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Quick guide for screening for prediabetes

Prediabetes Screening Guide

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CGM External Resources Tool 

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Resources for Getting Started with Continuous Glucose Monitors: Patient Guide

Incretin Mimetic Shortages 10-31-24

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How to support patients during shortages of GLP-1 RAs and GIPs like Ozempic and Trulicity

Supporting Patients During Incretin Mimetic Shortages

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These one-page guides will answer your patient's most common questions when starting a GLP-1 RA or SGLT2i medication..

The Benefits of New Diabetes Medications: GLP Drugs and SGLT2 Inhibitors

2026 PAP guide

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Use this guide for patients who are uninsured, underinsured, or who have Medicare Part D to find the right PAP and overview of the program’s qualifications and application process.

Type 2 Diabetes Care: Medication Patient Assistance Programs

Low Carb Meal Plan 2025

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A seven day meal plan for low carb eating patterns, of between 50 and 130 total grams carbs per day, developed by MCT2D

7-Day Sample Low Carb Meal Plan (50 - 130g carbs per day)

Vegetarian Meal Plan 2025

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7-Day Sample Meal Plan (Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian) (50 - 130g carbs per day)

Hispanic 7-Day Sample Meal Plan

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7-Day Sample Meal Plan [Hispanic]

7-Day Sample Meal Plan - South Asian (Non-Vegetarian)

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7-Day Sample Meal Plan [South Asian Non-Vegetarian]

7-Day Sample Meal Plan - South Asian (Vegetarian)

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7-Day Sample Meal Plan [South Asian Vegetarian]

Very Low Carb Meal Plan 2025

7-Day Sample Very Low Carb Meal Plan (<50g Carbs Per Day)

A 7 day meal plan for very low carb eating patterns of less than 50 g of carbs per day, developed by MCT2D

A Primary Care-Based Weight Navigation Program

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Presented at the 2022 American Diabetes Association (ADA) 82nd Scientific Sessions held June 3-7th, 2022

ADA 2022 Poster: Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes: Mixed Methods Change Readiness Assessment of Provider Organizations and Clinical Champions

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Presented at the 2023 American Diabetes Association (ADA) 83nd Scientific Sessions.

ADA 2023 Poster: Examining Physician Case Studies on Success of Treatment Initiation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 

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ADA 2023 Poster: Impact of Social Vulnerability on Resources for CGM Initiation across Michigan Primary Care Practices

ADA 2024 Final

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Presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, June 24, 2024, Orlando, Florida. 

ADA 2024 Poster: Trends in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in a Statewide Quality Collaborative Between 2018-2023

ADA 2025 poster Enhancing Care Coordination between Endocrinology and Primary Care for Type 2 Diabetes through a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative

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Presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, June 20 2025

ADA 2025 Poster:  Enhancing Care Coordination between Endocrinology and Primary Care for Type 2 Diabetes through a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative

ADA 2025 poster - insulin & CGM Use

Insulin use without concurrent GDMT is going down. CGM use in t2d is going up. 

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ADA 2025 Poster:  Trends in Insulin and CGM Use for Type 2 Diabetes in a Michigan Quality Improvement Collaborative

ADA 2025 Jumpstart Presentation Slides

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Presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, June 2025, Chicago, IL

ADA 2025 Presentation: Change in HbA1c and Weight after Healthy Grocery Delivery and Low-Carb Education among People with Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity 

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A guide to prescribing SMBP to Michigan Medicaid Patients. Developed by the American Medical Association and the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS).

AMA - How to prescribe self measured blood pressure for Michigan Medicaid patients

Abbott Diabetes Care team contacts

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A contact list of Abbott midwest regional sales representatives for their diabetes products.

Abbott Diabetes Sales Team Contacts

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Citation:  Cucuzzella M, Riley K, Isaacs D. Adapting Medication for Type 2 Diabetes to a Low Carbohydrate Diet. Front Nutr. 2021;8. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.688540

Adapting Medication for Type 2 Diabetes to a Low Carbohydrate Diet - Paper in Frontiers in Nutrition

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Video from Always Hungry author and Harvard endocrinologist David Ludwig, MD, PhD:

Always Hungry by David Ludwig, MD, PhD

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BCBSM’s Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Patient Empowerment Device Toolkit

Folleto DDBajo en carbohidratos para principiantes - Low Carbs for Beginners Brochure in Spanish

8.5” x 11” printable brochure explains the fundamentals of a low carb diet

Bajo en carbohidratos para principiantes - Low Carbs for Beginners Brochure in Spanish

Bajos Carbonidratos en 60 segundos

A starting web page from the Spanish version of DietDoctor.com

Bajos Carbonidratos en 60 segundos - Low Carb in 60 seconds (Spanish)

Very low carb plate 2025 update

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A point-of-care tool to print and share with patients who are interested in trying a very low carb diet

Building Your Plate: 3-Step Process to Very Low Carb Meals

Build Your Plate 2025 Update

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Building Your Plate: 4-Step Process to Low Carb Meals

CGM Ordering: Pharmacy or DME V4 final 2-27-25

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Point of care resource for CGM prescribers outlining where to send a CGM order - Pharmacy RX or Durable Medical Equipment - based on insurance plans

CGM Ordering - Pharmacy or DME: A Coverage Guide Quick Reference

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A recording of the live MCT2D 2024 Training Series lecture held on September 30, 2024. This module is included in a 4-part Intro to MCT2D series.

CME Module: From Finger Pricks to Real-Time Insights: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes

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A recording of the live MCT2D 2024 Training Series lecture held on October 25, 2024. This module is included in a 4-part Intro to MCT2D series.

CME Module: Low Carb Diet Training

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CME Module: Medication Selection in Type 2 Diabetes with Benefits Beyond Glucose Lowering

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A recording of the live MCT2D 2024 Training Series lecture held on October 29, 2024. This module is included in a 4-part Intro to MCT2D series.

CME Module: Tying it All Together

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App for Apple iOS and Android. Both Free and Paid subscription versions available.

Carb Manager App

Carb Manager’s Summer Picnic and BBQ Recipe Collection - A Free eBook

13-page PDF of Summer Picnic and BBQ Recipes, including low carb summer salads, alcoholic mixed drinks, desserts, and other side dishes.

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Clinical Use of a Real-World Low Carbohydrate Diet Resulting in Reduction of Insulin Dose, Hemoglobin A1c, and Weight

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CGM insurance Coverage Worksheet

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Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Insurance Coverage Worksheet

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the results of a new study showing  individuals with suboptimally-controlled Type 2 diabetes can better manage the chronic condition by adopting both a low-carbohydrate diet and sustained use of a continuous glucose monitoring device (CGM)

Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Low-Carbohydrate Nutritional Coaching to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control: Randomized Quality Improvement Program

Cover My Meds - Prior Authorization Support Web Platform

web-based platform that automates certain processes within the prior authorization process, connecting clinical practices with some insurers to electronically expedite and track aspects of the prior authorization process online.

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Published in the July/August 2025 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, this brief innovation in primary care details the development of the MCT2D Medication and CGM Coverage Checker

Coverage Checker: A Web-Based Tool to Navigate Diabetes Coverage and Prior Authorization

Coverage Search - A Mobile App from MMIT Networks

App that helps to quickly understand how every health plan and PBM covers all FDA approved medications in your geography

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Dexcom Playbook for your health CGM guide 

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A guide to the Dexcom real-time CGM, created by Dexcom. Last updated June 2024.

Dexcom Guide: Understanding Your Glucose Using Dexcom Real-Time CGM

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A printable, palm size card with 10 tips for respecting a loved one or friend who has type 2 diabetes. Developed by the Behavioral Diabetes Institute.

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