Diet & Nutrition

Herbal therapies and acupuncture among the most common alternative therapies used by patients with diabetes.

Vitamin D shows potential to lower HbA1c, FPG, insulin resistance, and 2-hour post-prandial glucose levels.

Birth weight and maternal glycemia are favorably influenced by dietary changes.

Sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating increasing risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases.

Key ADA poster summaries include liraglutide in type 1 diabetes, oral semaglutide, bottled water's association with type 2 diabetes, & SGLT-2 combo LIK066.

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 part 4 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 regulation of supplements and the potential dangers of some products.

In part 5, the conclusion 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 possibilities of creating a supplement product and the references that can help health care providers to ferret out the best products to recommend.

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.