In this week's Homerun Slides, the benefits of health and disease management programs, which can integrate evidence-based best practices into patient care.

The natural history of T2DM has been well described in multiple populations and is reviewed in references [1] and [3]. Individuals destined to develop T2DM inherit a set of genes from their parents that make their tissues resistant to insulin and the insulin resistance is aggravated by weight gain and physical inactivity. Hepatic insulin resistance is manifested by an overproduction of glucose during the basal state despite the presence of fasting hyperinsulinemia [38] and an impaired suppression of hepatic glucose production (HGP)

To see this interview in full, click here. Pape: Hello this is Joy Pape with Diabetes In Control and we are at the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) 2018 meeting. I have the pleasure of interviewing and talking with my friend and colleague, Scott Kahan. You spoke today, Scott, …

In this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about his presentation on the Best Nutrition Practices for Chronic Weight Management. Scott Kahan, MD, MPH is the Director of  the National Center for Weight …

In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about his recommendations to health care providers regarding what to share with their patients when it comes to what to eat.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan shares tips for medical professionals without an expertise in nutrition and obesity during a discussion with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the differences between what is consumed and genetics as they impact health outcomes.

In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the various factors that complicate weight management and the need to reduce blame and increase support.

In part 5 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about his preference to ask permission of the patient to talk about their weight and the importance of having a compassionate discussion.

In part 6, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the stigma and impact of having excess weight.