Videos

Dr. Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, discusses cycloset, a new formulation of bromocriptine which has actually been around a long time. It has a similar story to metformin in that it’s been around a while so part of the reason it’s not more prescribed, he believes, is because it’s not a brand-new drug. Cycloset is …

Dr. Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, gives us some insight into how to promote better care and lifestyle changes in our patients. Improving patient participation and encouraging them to care for their own disease is key. Peer support has been known to improve diabetes patients’ health as well as group clinics, peer counseling, and having diabetes …

Dr. Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, discusses Shared Medical Appointments (SMA’s), how he has been able to use them in his practice for over ten years, and some of the benefits, including peer-to-peer counseling. He also answers questions about the challenges, including meeting certain parameters, which some medical offices who might want …

Dr. Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, reveals the most interesting new thing about diabetes treatment. Between the 1930’s and the year 2000 there were basically two diabetes drugs developed including insulin and metformin. That has changed dramatically and soon, patient treatment could involve much more tailored care….

    Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about their mission to get the word out on gestational diabetes mellitus, and the importance of detecting it early enough to both help mothers manage their diabetes and health, and ensure the delivery of healthy, normal-weight children. The …

Why is it so important to manage diabetes during pregnancy? Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, explain that more and more research is showing that the mother’s health can have serious consequences for a child’s later health. Also, many cases of gestational diabetes mellitus lead to the …

Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about their experience working with women to evolve a culturally sensitive yet healthy meal plan under the pressures of pregnancy. They point out that portion control can often be key to making changes — not eliminating one food entirely but …

Much of the focus ensuring health for pregnant women has to be on diet. However, it is always challenging to get anyone to change their diet. But Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, see an added opportunity for change because women want their children to be healthy …

Is there such a thing as “pre-gestational diabetes”? Steve Freed asks and Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, explain that, ideally, women should begin managing their diabetes before conception, in order to maximize the chances of having a normal weight baby. However, many of the women who they …

Lynne Raphael, MMSc, RD, LD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, MSN, BSN, RN, CDE, discuss the latest guidelines for diabetes in pregnancy and how clinicians can help their patients adhere to these rules….