According to researchers from the CDC in Atlanta, medical spending attributable to diabetes per person doubled between 1987 and 2011. "The economic burden of the disease on patients and our health care system has increased substantially," Xiaohui Zhuo, PhD, of the agency’s Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey introduces herself and explains a little about the work she and her team do in her lab, examining the effects of various substances, both nutritional and non-food substances, on the human cell…. More videos with Dr. Corkey: Introduction: The Unknown Causes of Diabetes and Obesity What …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey talks about how many new plastics haven’t really been tested for their potential effects on the human body, including causing obesity and/or diabetes. She also mentions other substances including fire retardants and pesticides that are likewise not fully tested, and advocates for more testing of these …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey talks about a few of the 5,000 substances that haven’t really been studied for their effects of obesity and urges more collaboration between researchers in academia and the food and packaging industries. More videos with Dr. Corkey: Introduction: The Unknown Causes of Diabetes and Obesity What …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey talks about the huge amount of misinformation on the internet regarding substances that may or not cause diabetes. She points out that most of what we know is actually based on correlation rather than solid evidence and cites the example of the U.S. government’s decision to …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey, talks about how the current dogma on how our obese patients should lose weight to combat diabetes is simply not working. She notes that we seem to be focusing too much on the wrong things – sending patients home with the advice to lose weight – …

In this week’s Homerun Slides from Dr. Stanley Schwartz, we look into exactly what a more aggressive therapy towards treating diabetes might look like with a review of dual and triple therapy approaches as well as which medications can be used and when. We also examine the cardiovascular impact of these …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP There is a steep age-related increase in the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance which applies equally to both sexes. Overall, diabetes prevalence is higher in men, but there are more women with diabetes. In devel­oping countries, most people with diabetes …