ADA 2017

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Leigh Perreault talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about the surprising sources of calories in most people's diets.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Leigh Perreault shares her recommendations for healthier eating in a conversation with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California.

In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Leigh Perreault talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about the interest around probiotics and her current patient recommendations regarding its use.

In part 5 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Leigh Perreault talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about her focus on healthy living and other possible treatment options in her discussions with frustrated prediabetes patients.

In part 6, the conclusion, of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Leigh Perreault talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about her recommendations regarding certain diabetes drugs as a treatment option for her prediabetes patients.

Dr. Linda Siminerio RN, PhD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and Executive Director of the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute. Dr. Siminerio has organized 44 diabetes self-management education programs throughout western Pennsylvania and for the U.S. military at Wilford Hall Medical Center at the Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Dr. Siminerio’s primary research topics include diabetes education, diabetes translation into community interventions, pediatric diabetes care and education, and the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of diabetes.

In this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Linda Siminerio talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about the importance of shared decision making and explains the differences between yesterday's and today's care.

Linda Siminerio discusses her role as chair of the national diabetes education program and involvement clinically and in research in looking at self-management and healthcare delivery models for diabetes care.

In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Linda Siminerio talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about the changes in diabetes care over the years.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Linda Siminerio talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA meeting in San Diego, California, about communication with diabetes patients then and now.