Four experts will review the management of neuropathies through a series of case studies
During A Monday afternoon Case Studies session, four experts will review the management of four types of diabetes-related nerve injuries and diseases. The two-hour session, Case-Based Management of Neuropathies, will begin at 2:15 p.m. in room 6DE. Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine... Read more
ADA President, Health Care & Education, praises DPP for delivering big rewards with small steps
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) started in 1996, but its benefits continue to improve the lives of those with diabetes and prediabetes, according to Brenda Montgomery, RN, MSHS, CDE, ADA President, Health Care & Education. During her presidential address Saturday morning at the Scientific Sessions, Montgomery disc... Read more
Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award recipient trumpets value of team-based care
The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) did more than confirm that intensive glucose control can reduce the complications and mortality associated with diabetes. It also established the role of a diabetes team in patient care. “We didn’t just learn that it takes a team to manage diabetes, we learned that the pat... Read more
Saturday morning’s ADA Diabetes Care Symposium, Diabetes Care and Research through the Ages, explored changes in diabetes treatment over the years with an eye toward improving care in the future. Matthew C. Riddle, MD, Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, discussed how past cardiovascular outcome... Read more
Growing evidence suggests that diabetes, cancer, and other diseases are linked at the metabolic level. Basic research is beginning to unravel those metabolic pathways and suggest potential targets for translational research. One of the clearest links is a web of etiologic factors and metabolic pathways linking liver injury... Read more
Kelly West Award lecturer is investigating developmental origins of obesity, diabetes
Looking more closely at the developmental origins of pediatric obesity and diabetes will help researchers and clinicians not only develop better ways to treat obesity and diabetes, but perhaps stave off their onset, according to Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD, this year’s recipient of the Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievemen... Read more
Research is uncovering significant information about the role of liver fat in metabolic function, with consequences that extend not only to liver disease but to obesity and diabetes as well. During the Sunday afternoon symposium Liver Fat and Metabolic Function—Obesity, Gene, and Gut Interactions, four researchers will revi... Read more
Inhibition of PCSK9 in Dyslipidemia Patients with Diabetes 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m., Sunday Ballroom 20A-C Chair: Robert H. Eckel, MD Despite the widespread use of statin therapy, many individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) fail to attain desired lipid goals even with optimal standard of care, and are therefore exposed to a re... Read more
Sunday afternoon’s Physiology of Nervous System Detection of Hypoglycemia symposium will feature four lectures highlighting the latest research into the complex network of neurons involved in glucose homeostasis. The two-hour symposium begins at 2:15 p.m. in room 6DE. Vanessa H. Routh, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Physio... Read more
During Sunday’s symposium Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs)—Using Clinic-Based Screening and Intervention to Inform Diabetes Care, four experts will analyze the benefits and considerations of implementing PROs into routine clinical care. The two-hour session begins at 4:30 p.m. in room 5. Sarah D. Corathers, MD, Assistant P... Read more