In this special episode of Diabetes Core Update, Dr. Neil Skolnik is joined by Nikki Ford, PhD, and Lizz Hanna, MS, RDN, CDCES, to discuss the importance of a nutrient-dense diet for diabetes management and risk reduction. Discussions center around the scientific evidence supporting nutrient-rich eating patterns, why nutrients like unsaturated fats and fiber are beneficial, how foods like fresh avocado can support positive health outcomes, and best practices and approaches for helping patients implement sustainable dietary changes.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Nikki Ford, PhD, Senior Director of Nutrition, Avocado Nutrition Center

Lizz Hanna, MS, RDN, CDCES, Director of Nutrition, American Diabetes Association^®

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Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.

Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.

This issue will review:

1.     Initiation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Is Linked to Improved Glycemic Control and Fewer Clinical Events in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes   

2.     Trends in the Prevalence of Lean Diabetes Among U.S. Adults, 2015–2020

3.    Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes

4.     Low-Carbohydrate Diet Scores and Mortality Among Adults With Incident Type 2 Diabetes

5.     Trends in baseline HbA1c and body-mass index in randomized placebo-controlled trials of type 2 diabetes from 1987 to 2022

6.     Disentangling the role of marital status and quality on average glycemic levels among adults 50 years and older

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health

In this special episode on Low and No Calorie Sweeteners,  our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss with two experts the safety, efficacy and practical applications of Low and No Calorie Sweeteners.  

This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant  from Heartland Food Group, the maker of the Splenda Group of Products.  For more information just go to: www.splenda.com .

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Hope Warshaw RD, CDE, BC-ADM, registered dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. She is a past president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and secretary of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation board.

Katherine Appleton, PhD,  Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University. Dr. Appleton has published widely in the area of eating behavior, health, and well-being.  Important to today’s topic, she was a co-author on a systematic review and meta-analyses of intervention studies on the effects of low-calorie sweeteners on energy intake and body weight, published in the International Journal of Obesity in 2021.

Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.

Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.

This issue will review:

1.     Efficacy of Dapagliflozin by Baseline Diabetes Medications: A Prespecified Analysis From the DAPA-CKD Study 

2.     An Examination of Whether Diabetes Control and Treatments Are Associated With Change in Frailty Index Across 8 Years  

3.     Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. =Semaglutide improves cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with overweight or obesity 

4.     Glucagon Prescribing and Costs Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes, 2011–2021 

5.     Two-Year Follow-up From the T1GER Study: Continued Off-Therapy Metabolic Improvements in Children and Young Adults With New-Onset T1D Treated With Golimumab and Characterization of Responders   

6.     Youth-onset type 2 diabetes: the epidemiology of an awakening epidemic  

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health

Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.

Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.

This issue will review:

1. Dietary factors and all-cause mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes
2. Prevalence and Predictors of Household Food Insecurity and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Use in Youth and Young Adults With Diabetes
3. Association of Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors with Time to Dementia
4. Concomitant Use of Sulfonylureas and beta-Blockers with the Risk of Severe Hypoglycemia Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
5. A novel triple GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist in people with type 2 diabetes: A Phase 1b Trial
6. Different Types of Industry- Produced and Ruminant Trans Fatty Acid Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visitwww.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health

Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.

Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.

This issue will review:

1. Effects Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction
2. Herpes Zoster Incidence and Burden in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S
3. Effects of tirzepatide versus insulin glargine on kidney outcomes in type 2 diabetes in the SURPASS-4 trial
4. Productivity Loss and Medical Costs Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Among Employees Aged 18–64 Years With Large Employer-Sponsored Insurance
5. Initiation of New Glucose-Lowering Therapies May Act to Reduce Physical Activity Levels: Pooled Analysis From Three Randomized Trials
6. Risk Factors for the Development of Retinopathy in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: The Diabetes Prevention Program Experience

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visitwww.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health