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Dr. Funnell gives us her thoughts on the best A1c and says she would want a number in the pre-diabetic range. She also says she tries to follow good diet and exercise practices but that conferences such as the ADA sometimes make it difficult!   More videos with Dr. Funnell: …

Dr. Funnell, Michigan Diabetes Research & Training Center, talks about changes in the approach of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) which celebrates its 15 year anniversary this year. She details how the program has moved from a focus on controlling diabetes, to more emphasis on prevention and helping both patients and professionals to …

Dr. Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, discusses the challenges of behavior change emphasizing that “diabetes is hard.” She lets us know that acknowledging the patient’s efforts, giving them a message of hope and understanding, emphasizing that controlling diabetes is worth it, and providing patients with the tools to implement changes, are …

Dr. Funnell reviews some of the strategies she uses in helping patients change: meeting the patient where they are; identifying what foods are important to them especially culturally; and identifying what changes might be easy. She also discusses how group meetings can be helpful as patients exchange ideas and support each …

Dr. Funnell introduce herself and talks about how she is active in a variety behavioral and education studies and as a CDE for 27 years, she’s seen a lot of changes. More videos with Dr. Funnell: Martha Funnell Q1 Changes in Diabetes Education Martha Funnell Q2 How Can You Change Behavior? Martha …

      Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute complication of diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by the triad of hyperglycemia, ketosis, and metabolic acidosis.1

  In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we begin a four part series on how weight gain affects the overall health of our overweight and obese type 2 diabetes patients and the many ways the positive effects of weight loss can be maximized to improve health…. 

Dr. Frost introduces himself to us and talks about Halozyme, and how the company tries to "think outside the cell," working to "smooth out" the blood sugar rollercoaster that diabetes patients too often find themselves on. More videos with Dr. Frost: Dr. Gregory Frost Q1 What Is Halozyme’s Current Focus? Dr. Gregory Frost …

Dr. Frost talks about the background and history of Halozyme’s product development and the critical need for more effective insulins. More videos with Dr. Frost: Dr. Gregory Frost Introduction Dr. Gregory Frost Q2 Who Participated in the Study and How Did They Do? Dr. Gregory Frost Q3 Starting Baselines and …

Dr. Frost goes over some of the details of the Halozyme study including how researchers looked at both type 1 and type 2 patients, the incidence of hypoglycemia, and the overall positive results.   More videos with Dr. Frost: Dr. Gregory Frost Introduction Dr. Gregory Frost Q1 What Is Halozyme’s Current …