Videos

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey introduces herself and explains a little about the work she and her team do in her lab, examining the effects of various substances, both nutritional and non-food substances, on the human cell…. More videos with Dr. Corkey: Introduction: The Unknown Causes of Diabetes and Obesity What …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey talks about how many new plastics haven’t really been tested for their potential effects on the human body, including causing obesity and/or diabetes. She also mentions other substances including fire retardants and pesticides that are likewise not fully tested, and advocates for more testing of these …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey talks about a few of the 5,000 substances that haven’t really been studied for their effects of obesity and urges more collaboration between researchers in academia and the food and packaging industries. More videos with Dr. Corkey: Introduction: The Unknown Causes of Diabetes and Obesity What …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey talks about the huge amount of misinformation on the internet regarding substances that may or not cause diabetes. She points out that most of what we know is actually based on correlation rather than solid evidence and cites the example of the U.S. government’s decision to …

Dr. Barbara E. Corkey, talks about how the current dogma on how our obese patients should lose weight to combat diabetes is simply not working. She notes that we seem to be focusing too much on the wrong things – sending patients home with the advice to lose weight – …

In this seconds-long video, our Editor-in-chief, Dave Joffe, PharmD, demonstrates the new FlexTouch Pen. Show this video to all your patients!…

Dr. Aaron Vinik talks about how medical devices that gauge the physical condition of patients can be used to motivate those patients to better lifestyle management. Having more data available such as A1c levels, blood pressure, and other numbers, as well as being fully aware of what the data means …

Dr. Aaron Vinik discusses a very simple and quick device that can effectively detect neuropathy but also comments that it’s success is tied in to many other factors….

Dr. Aaron Vinik, a world-reknowned expert on diabetic neuropathy, talks about the issue of “numb feet” and how this early sympton of diabetes often ends up in a patient being sent to a podiatrist rather than getting care for diabetes. He also reveals some of the exciting new medications and …

Dr. Aaron Vinik addresses the question of why so much current diabetes therapy is focused on lowering blood glucose levels despite evidence that for some cardiovascular issues, this doesn’t have as much of an impact as other drugs which may have less BG-lowering capacities….