Exclusive Interviews

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Grenye O'Malley talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the findings of the prenatal study of women with diabetes, both before pregnancy and during. Also, the impact of the CGM on pregnancy.

In part 3, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Grenye O'Malley talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the unique aspects of a new trial that studies the artificial pancreas and the benefits for people on multiple daily injections who may not want to use a pump.

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 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.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Laura Shane-McWhorter talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about her product recommendations to help with weight loss, which should always be in conjunction with proper diet and exercise, not in place of.

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.