Box 2: panel recommendations for medical follow-up with diabetes HCPs [87, 91]

When	What and why
24–72 h	When initiating insulin or titration Support insulin initiation and reinforce titration
1–2 week(s)	Patients report BG readings Ensure titration is occurring normally
1 month	Patients report BG readings Ensure titration is occurring normally (it is encouraged to continue with biweekly contacts thereafter)
3 months	A1C measurement If not at goal, patient may continue with titration for another 3 months This contact point should occur in person or by virtual consult
6 months	A1C measurement Follow-up of titration If A1C above target, review glycemic profile and consider adding mealtime insulin
Within 24 h of hypoglycemia	Educate patient on recognizing, preventing, and treating hypoglycemia If recurrent hypoglycemia occurs, re-evaluate titration schedule or reduce dose (frequent, recurrent hypoglycemia is typically defined as 1–2 lows in 1 week)