Diabetes Discourse

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...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD New information on the state of impaired glucose tolerance indicates that the level of beta cell loss is greater than once considered. New treatment regimens are being considered to combat both the insulin sensitivity and beta cell loss for type 2 diabetes. What do health care professionals need to understand about the critical first steps in b...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Fred Toffel, MD Are the current ADA guidelines for inpatient care enough in the management of patients with diabetes? How are areas such as identification, assessment, glycemic control and nutrition therapy integrated? How are we approaching optimal glycemic control for inpatient care? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, endocrinologist in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Aaron Kowalski, PhD The Artificial Pancreas Project under the auspices of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is making strides towards closing the loop with improvements in communication between glucose sensors and external insulin pumps. What progress has been made in closing the loop in the development of the artificial pancreas? Join host Dr. Steven Edelma...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Barbara Rolls, PhD Current studies are reflecting the relationship between dietary energy density and energy intake in the management of the obese and patients with diabetes. How can physicians learn to integrate diet strategies for weight management in their patients with diabetes? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of nutritional sciences at Pen...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Philip Zeitler, MD, PhD The emergence of type 2 diabetes in both children and adolescents suggests a relationship between insulin sensitivity and puberty. What are we learning from recent studies and clinical research? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado, Dr. Philip Zeitler as they discuss recent studies...

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Candis Morello, PharmD, CDE The management of diabetes is a sophisticated multi-disciplinary approach. There are multiple benefits to both the physician treating diabetes patients and the patients themselves by increasing the role of the pharmacist to provide a collaborative approach to care and placing the patient at the center. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his...

Host: Janice Baker, MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC Guest: Lorena Drago, MS, RD, CDN, CDE Whole grains have the potential to lower cholesterol as well as help manage blood glucose levels. What is the advantage of a whole grain diet in the management of diabetes? Join guest host registered dietitian Janice Baker and her guest, certified diabetes educator Lorena Drago, as they discuss the myths and facts of a wh...