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Breakthrough drug advances offer promise of improved DKD therapeutic options
“What’s unique about these new classes of drugs is that they’re not glucose-lowering drugs. They’re cardio-renal risk-reducing agents that happen to lower glucose if your kidney function is normal or reasonable,” said George Bakris, MD.
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Experts will discuss emerging directions in diabetic neuropathy research and treatment
Despite its negative impact on quality of life, diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) remains undertreated, with only half of individuals receiving analgesic treatment and only 28% of them using anticonvulsants or antidepressants, according to Loretta Vileikyte, MD, PhD (left), who will discuss the psychosocial impact of painful DPN. Stephanie Eid, PhD, will discuss efforts to develop…
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Dietitians will set the record straight on common nutrition controversies
There’s a lot of misinformation and conflicting advice about healthy eating habits. Maureen Chomko, RD, CDCES, and Alison Evert, MS, RDN, CDCES, will help Scientific Sessions attendees clear up the confusion so they can have quality conversations about nutrition with their patients.
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Touring the one-of-a-kind charms of New Orleans
There’s no shortage of things to do or sights to see in New Orleans, site of the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Founded by the French and later ruled by the Spanish, this one-of-a-kind city is jam-packed with European, Southern, Creole, and Cajun influences.
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Presenter Profiles: Intensive Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Ricardo V. Cohen, MD, discusses the research behind this presentation at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 5 at 8:40 a.m. CT, and a recording can be viewed on-demand via the meeting’s virtual platform after the live presentation.
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Presenter Profiles: Exercise Interventions for Prevention of Gestational Diabetes
Linda E. May, PhD, MS, discusses the research behind this presentation at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 5 at 2:15 p.m. CT, and a recording can be viewed on-demand via the meeting’s virtual platform after the live presentation.
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Presenter Profiles: Challenges and Benefits of Surgical Management for Type 2 Diabetes
Megan M. Kelsey, MD, MS, discusses the research behind this presentation at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 5 at 2:45 p.m. CT, and a recording can be viewed on-demand via the meeting’s virtual platform after the live presentation.
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Presenter Profiles: Translational Genomics of Diabetes
Anna L. Gloyn, DPhil, discusses the research behind this presentation at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 5 at 3:45 p.m. CT, and a recording can be viewed on-demand via the meeting’s virtual platform after the live presentation.
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Presenter Profiles: Update on Technology Advances for Youth over the Past Year
Eda Cengiz, MD, MHS, discusses the research behind this presentation at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 5 at 4:30 p.m. CT, and a recording can be viewed on-demand via the meeting’s virtual platform after the live presentation.
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Presenter Profiles: Postprandial Glucose Spikes—Eating and Insulin Dosing Strategies
Nicole Patience, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES, CEDRD-S, discusses the research behind this presentation at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m. CT, and a recording can be viewed on-demand via the meeting’s virtual platform after the live presentation.