Diabetes and CKD: Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment
Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA
Guest: Ian de Boer, MD
Since up to 40 percent of patients with diabetes develop diabetic kidney disease, it’s essential to know how to proactively diagnose and treat them using the latest therapeutic advances and strategies. Tune in to hear Dr. Mary Katherine Cheeley discuss diabetes management in patients with chronic kidney disease with Dr. Ian de Boer, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and the Director of the Kidney Research Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Diabetes and CKD: Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment
Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA
Guest: Ian de Boer, MD
Since up to 40 percent of patients with diabetes develop diabetic kidney disease, it’s essential to know how to proactively diagnose and treat them using the latest therapeutic advances and strategies. Tune in to hear Dr. Mary Katherine Cheeley discuss diabetes management in patients with chronic kidney disease with Dr. Ian de Boer, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and the Director of the Kidney Research Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Uncovering the Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes in Older Adults
Guest: Elena Toschi, MD
Approximately over the last decade, lifespans in the general population have increased, along with a rise in the prevalence of type 1 diabetes in older adult patients. Since each patient has a unique disease, the clinician should personalize and devise the best approach to diabetes management and glycemic targets, as well as manage comorbidities and complications. To learn more, join Dr. Elena Toschi, Director of the Young Adult Program at Joslin Diabetes Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Uncovering the Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes in Older Adults
Guest: Elena Toschi, MD
Approximately over the last decade, lifespans in the general population have increased, along with a rise in the prevalence of type 1 diabetes in older adult patients. Since each patient has a unique disease, the clinician should personalize and devise the best approach to diabetes management and glycemic targets, as well as manage comorbidities and complications. To learn more, join Dr. Elena Toschi, Director of the Young Adult Program at Joslin Diabetes Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Concentrating on the MOMPOD Trial for Metformin Plus Insulin
Host: John Buse, MD, PhD
Guest: Kim Boggess, MD
The most common forms of diabetes encountered in pregnant patients include gestational diabetes and preexisting type 2 diabetes. So how does adding metformin to insulin treatment help these patients? Join Dr. John Buse as he talks about the MOMPOD Trial with lead author, Dr. Kim Boggess, Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As the number of Americans living with diabetes continues to rise, staying up to date on the latest diabetes research is more essential than ever to help patients achieve glucose control. With Diabetes Discourse, you’ll hear from diabetes and endocrinology experts on emerging research, diagnostic and treatment strategies, and various elements that impact a patient’s disease course, including risk factors, vitamin and mineral supplementation, physical activity, and kidney disease.
Because when it comes to diabetes, glucose control is just the beginning.
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