There have been many studies that have been conducted meant to access the effect of alcohol consumption on diabetes - some suggesting that a moderate intake contributes to the risk for diabetes, and others suggesting moderate alcohol is a protective for type 2 diabetes.

We have been working with Laura Shane-McWhorter, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP, CDE, BC-ADM, from the University of Utah for quite a few years. Seven years ago, she sat down with Steve and discussed diabetes topics. Not only is she an expert in pharmacy care, but she is very knowledgeable in nutritional support for disease states …

When we first met this patient, he did not think he was getting the right treatment. When he visited one week later... When I asked him, and told him I would not judge him, he admitted to drinking a tea his mother recommended to bring down his glucose. He then mentioned several other supplements. His glucose was not lower, but higher.

Laura Shane-McWhorter, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDE, FASCP, FAADE is a Professor (Clinical) Emeritus in the Department of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy.  She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. She obtained a Master of Science at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) in Biology and Chemistry.  After completing both her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, she did an ASHP Residency in Geriatrics. She is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, is Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management and is a Certified Diabetes Educator.  She is a Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and a Fellow of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

In this week's Homerun Slides, finding the solution to ineffective disease management.

Type 2 diabetes with hypoinsulinemia: A large body of clinical and experimental evidence documents that hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance precede the onset of T2DM. Nonetheless, a number of studies have shown that absolute insulin deficiency, with or without impaired tissue insulin sensitivity, can lead to the development of T2DM. This scenario is best exemplified by patients with maturity onset diabetes of youth (MODY) [69–71]. This familial subtype of T2DM is characterized by early age of onset, autosomal dominant inheritance with high penetrance, mild-to-moderate fasting hyperglycemia, and impaired insulin secretion.

In this interview transcript, Laura Shane-McWhorter talks about nutritional supplements for diabetes & weight loss, their usefulness, efficacies, & dangers.

In this Exclusive Interview, Laura Shane-McWhorter talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about nutritional products in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Laura Shane-McWhorter talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the variety of supplements that exist for weight loss and the importance of understanding the patient experience with these products.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Laura Shane-McWhorter talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about determining the quality of supplements and where to get them.