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Clinician-led videos discussions, engaging healthcare professionals on topics pertinent to diabetes care.


Diabetic kidney disease

Jay Shubrook, Katherine Tuttle

04-13-2019 | Nephropathy | Video | Article

Diabetic kidney disease: A call to primary care

Nephrologist and Endocrinologist Katherine Tuttle joins Primary Care Physician Jay Shubrook to share best practice tips for kidney disease screening in patients with diabetes (8:16).

Jay Shubrook, Katherine Tuttle

05-17-2019 | Nephropathy | Video | Article

Team-based care for patients with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease

Nephrologist Katherine Tuttle and Primary Care Physician Jay Shubrook discuss referrals to nephrology for patients with comorbid diabetes and kidney disease (8:38).

Jay Shubrook, Katherine Tuttle

11-27-2019 | Nephropathy | Video | Article

The revolution is here: New treatments for diabetic kidney disease

Katherine Tuttle and Jay Shubrook reconvene to discuss what the landmark findings from recent renal outcomes trials mean for clinical practice (16:51).

Ask the expert Amirt Lamba, Ian de Boer

09-07-2021 | Nephropathy | Ask the expert | Article

DKD treatment update: SGLT2 inhibitors and finerenone

Nephrologist Ian de Boer joins primary care physician Amrit Lamba to discuss how the recent approval of finerenone and extension of the dapagliflozin label is likely to influence the treatment of kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

Diet and type 2 diabetes

Liz Morris, Pam Dyson

08-14-2019 | Diet | Video | Article

Which diets can I safely recommend to patients with type 2 diabetes?

Research Dietitian Pam Dyson and General Practitioner Liz Morris discuss evidence-based dietary recommendations for the management of type 2 diabetes (11:40).

Liz Morris, Pam Dyson

08-21-2019 | Diet | Video | Article

Are these popular diets safe for your patients with type 2 diabetes?

Egg diets? Alkaline diets? Raspberry ketones? Pam Dyson and Liz Morris discuss how to handle your patients' questions about these dietary approaches and more (5:13).

Liz Morris, Pam Dyson

08-28-2019 | Diet | Video | Article

Nutrition recommendations for type 2 diabetes: What's changed?

Research Dietitian Pam Dyson and General Practitioner Liz Morris discuss how improvements in nutrition science have impacted guidance around low-glycemic index diets and carbohydrate intake (2:43).

Diabetic retinopathy screening, pathogenesis, and treatment

John Wilding, Philip Burgess

03-01-2019 | Retinopathy | Video | Article

Diabetic retinopathy: Screening

Ophthalmologist Philip Burgess joins Clinical Diabetologist John Wilding to discuss diabetic retinopathy screening and the key role that it plays in reducing vision loss among people with diabetes (10:00).

John Wilding, Philip Burgess

03-01-2019 | Retinopathy | Video | Article

Diabetic retinopathy: Pathogenesis

Ophthalmologist Philip Burgess joins Clinical Diabetologist John Wilding to discuss the disease processes that lead to retinopathy in people with diabetes (9:11).

John Wilding, Philip Burgess

03-01-2019 | Retinopathy | Video | Article

Diabetic retinopathy: Treatment

Ophthalmologist Philip Burgess joins Clinical Diabetologist John Wilding to discuss the treatment of sight-threatening retinopathy and maculopathy in people with diabetes (9:11).

Diabetes devices and technology in the inpatient setting

Lori Berard, Pratik Choudhary

02-10-2019 | Inpatient diabetes | Video | Article

Continuous glucose monitoring devices and insulin dosing apps in hospital

Diabetologist Pratik Choudhary and Nurse Consultant Lori Berard discuss inpatient use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices and insulin dosing apps (8:14).

Lori Berard, Pratik Choudhary

02-11-2019 | Inpatient diabetes | Video | Article

Hospitalized patients using insulin pumps

Lori Berard and Pratik Choudhary address situations that can lead to hospital admissions in insulin pump users, and discuss what the treating clinician needs to know (8:42).

Lori Berard, Pratik Choudhary

02-13-2019 | Inpatient diabetes | Video | Article

Emergency admissions for patients using diabetes devices

Lori Berard and Pratik Choudhary address situations that can lead to emergency department admissions in patients using diabetes devices and discuss management strategies tailored to this patient population (9:36).

Lori Berard, Pratik Choudhary

02-14-2019 | Inpatient diabetes | Video | Article

Hospital admissions for surgery or radiology in patients using diabetes devices

Pratik Choudhary and Lori Berard discuss considerations for treating diabetes device users admitted for surgical procedures and radiological investigations (11:41).

Lori Berard, Pratik Choudhary

02-15-2019 | Inpatient diabetes | Video | Article

Diabetes device use in women admitted to the maternity ward

With the use of insulin pumps and related technologies expected to increase among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, Pratik Choudhary and Lori Berard discuss management protocols for women admitted to maternity units (4:26).

Hypertension and diabetes

Jay Shubrook, Ian de Boer

01-08-2018 | Hypertension | Ask the expert | Collection

What are the current recommendations for managing high blood pressure in diabetes patients?

Editorial Board member Jay Shubrook and lead author on the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) 2017 Position Statement on diabetes and hypertension, Ian de Boer, summarize key updates to the recommendations for practitioners in the United States (11:32).

Jay Shubrook, Robert Chilton

01-16-2018 | Hypertension | Ask the expert | Collection

Why aren't we reaching blood pressure goals, despite the raised target?

In the wake of the revised blood pressure targets, Editorial Board member Jay Shubrook and Advisory Board member Robert Chilton discuss clinical approaches to get hypertensive diabetes patients to target more consistently (12:29).

Jay Shubrook, Robert Chilton

03-23-2018 | Hypertension | Ask the expert | Collection

When to intervene in patients with diabetes and high blood pressure?

Editorial Board member Jay Shubrook and Advisory Board member Robert Chilton get together once more to discuss best practice tips for identifying and treating hypertension in patients with pre-existing diabetes (12:17).

Jay Shubrook, David Strain

03-23-2018 | Type 2 diabetes | Ask the expert | Collection

Individualization of diabetes treatment: Considerations for frail, elderly patients with heart failure

Editorial Board member Jay Shubrook talks to treatment individualization specialist David Strain about the treatment challenges presented by older adults, and the implications for tailoring hypertension therapy in this diverse population (11:40)

Jay Shubrook, David Strain

03-23-2018 | Medications | Ask the expert | Collection

Diabetes and blood pressure in the elderly: Which medications to use when; tips for achieving target

Editorial Board member Jay Shubrook follows up with treatment individualization specialist David Strain on the treatment challenges presented by older adults, and the implications for tailoring hypertension therapy in this diverse population (11:08).