Diabetes Discourse

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Tom Baranowski, PhD How are video games showing promise as a behavior change strategy to improve children's diets? Newly-funded video-game programs are specifically designed to lower risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in children. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of pediatrics at Baylor College, Dr. Tom Baranowski as they discuss innovative app...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Linda Raynes Mahony, MS, RD, CDE Fifty percent of patients living with diabetes will require some sort of renal replacement therapy. What percent will go on to renal transplantation and what are the recommendations for the management of these patients? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, transplant dietitian at the University of California, San Diego, Linda...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Matthew Riddle, MD Patients on insulin therapy require personalized approaches to their mealtime intervention. What are the choices for patients who need something more to control glucose after meals? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University, Dr. Matthew Riddle as they discuss meal time intervent...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Neal Kaufman, MD, MPH Methods of positive behavioral change for people living with diabetes is vital to the overall management of diabetes. What is the value of behavior change for people living with diabetes and their professional counterparts? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of pediatrics and public health at the University of California, Los...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Sheri Colberg-Ochs, PhD Today's general exercise regimens for patients living with type 2 diabetes should emphasize a combination of both aerobic exercise and resistance training. What are the new guidelines concerning exercise and what do physicians needs to know when they prescribe exercise for their type 2 patients? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, pro...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Edward Damiano, PhD Guest: Steven Russell, MD, PhD The latest research into the use of glucagon and insulin in a closed-loop system is promising for the management of type 1 diabetes. How will the use of a bihormonal system benefit patients, and what is the path of treatment? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guests, associate professor of biomedical engineering...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: R. Keith Campbell, BPharm, MBA Changes in both care and treatment of diabetes reflect trends in healthcare that may need revision. How can healthcare professionals benefit from new pharmacotherapies for their patients living with diabetes? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of pharmacy, Keith Campbell, as they discuss trends in healthcare that may...

Host: Janice Baker, MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC Guest: Sally Hara, MS, RD, CDE, CSSD Exercise is essential for controlling blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes but benefits also present a set of unique challenges to athletes. What are the concerns medical professionals should be aware of and monitor for their athletes living with diabetes? Join guest host Janice Baker and Sally Hara, certified spec...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Lois Jovanovic, MD, MACE Universal guidelines in screening, diagnosis and early treatment for diabetes and pregnancy are presenting opportunities for the physician and patient to better manage their diabetes and the health of the newborn babies. What are the standards and what is the clinical relevance? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, chief scientific of...

Host: Janice Baker, MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC Guest: Monika Woolsey There are many challenges in overall diabetes management relative to a patients' mindful integration of food and behavior. What do healthcare professionals need to know to help their patients with diabetes better manage diet, stress and physical activity? Join guest host Janice Baker, CDE, RD and her guest, president and founder of "Afte...

Host: Janice Baker, MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC Guest: William Polonsky, PhD, CDE Stress is an integral element in the management of diabetes. What are key questions healthcare professionals can ask of their patients dealing with diabetes-related stress? Join guest host Janice Baker, CDE, RD and her guest, founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, Dr. William Polonsky, as they discuss the basics of str...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: John Buse, MD, PhD The recent American Diabetes Association / European Association for the Study of Diabetes consensus panel produced their treatment algorithm to control glycaemia in type 2 diabetes. How can healthcare professionals treating patients with type 2 diabetes provide additional prandial intervention to reach A1c targets? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Jay Skyler, MD Can immune intervention stop the disease process of type 1 diabetes? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of medicine, pediatrics and psychology at the University of Miami, Dr. Jay Skyler, as they discuss the diagnosis, screening, testing and current immunotherapy research for the prevention and intervention of type 1 diabetes.

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Vivian Fonseca, MD, FRCP When should healthcare professionals treating patients with type 2 diabetes consider using insulin or incretin treatment or both? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, president-elect of the American Diabetes Association and professor of medicine at Tulane University, Dr. Vivian Fonseca, as they discuss comparative and contrasting effe...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Alberto Hayek, MD Diabetes research is the cornerstone for new opportunities in the treatment of patients living with diabetes. How will the newly formed Pediatric Diabetes Research Center serve this goal? Join guest host, certified diabetes educator Janice Baker and Dr. Alberto Hayek, professor of pediatrics and co-director of the UC San Diego's Pediatric Diabetes...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Amy Ozier, PhD, RD The EADS (Eating and Appraisal Due to Emotions and Stress) questionnaire developed by Dr. Amy Ozier, registered dietitian and certified health education specialist, and assistant professor and facilitator of the Certificate of Graduate Study for Eating Disorders and Obesity at Northern Illinois University, helps healthcare professionals determine...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Robert Henry, MD The potential benefits of a new class of medications, sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter-2 therapy (or SGLT-2s), for type 2 diabetes is promising, but where will they fit in the treatment of diabetes and what are the risks? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of medicine at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Diego, Cali...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Shereen Arent, JD Healthcare reform will have significant implications for both patients living with diabetes and the healthcare professionals treating diabetic patients. How will healthcare reform impact current treatment, access and affordability? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, executive vice president of government affairs & advocacy of the Ameri...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Craig Wargon, DPM Patients with diabetes commonly need treatment for peripheral neuropathy. What are common symptoms and what should a physician be looking for in each patient visit? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, practicing physician in the division of podiatric surgery at Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Craig Wargon, as they discuss symptoms, treatment and the...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Ann Albright, PhD, RD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is aggressively becoming hands-on in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. A new national diabetes prevention program is under way under the tutelage of previous successful clinical research and trials results. What can healthcare professionals treating patients with diabetes learn and how can they ge...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Emmanuel Baetge, PhD Current stem cell therapy research is leading the way into producing functional pancreatic, insulin-producing cells. How will this translate into clinical trials and human therapy for diabetes from a scale, delivery and efficacy position? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest Dr. Emmanuel Baetge, chief scientific officer of Viacyte, Inc., a...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Robert Cuddihy, MD There have been impressive results with incretin-based therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes: improved A1C, beta-cell preservation and weight loss are some of the benefits. But do healthcare professionals need to temper their enthusiasm for this novel therapy? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, medical director of the International Di...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Jennifer B. Green, MD What is known about the relationship between glucose control and cardiovascular disease in diabetes? The recent Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial provides some interesting results on the relationship between type 2 diabetes and silent myocardial infarction. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest,...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: David Kendall, MD The assessment of intensive glycemic control in preventing cardiovascular disease is unclear. Discrepancies in recent clinical trials such as ACCORD, ADVANCE, PROactive and UKPDS 80 may reflect difference in study design and patients, versus glycemic control. How can using the Archimedes model illuminate this quandary? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Stanley Schwartz, MD Guidelines that avoid the use of oral antidiabetes agents associated with hypoglycemia and weight gain are becoming increasingly popular in treating patients with diabetes. What are we learning about incretin-based therapies in both the intensive care and emergency medicine departments and perioperatively? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his gu...