Maria S. Remedi, PhD, Richard O’Brien, PhD, Aleksey Matveyenko, PhD, and Jennifer Bruin, PhD, explained several ways that diet and environmental factors can affect beta cell function, metabolic disease, and diabetes during the Scientific Sessions.
Marcus D. Goncalves, MD, PhD, shares details about this presentation, which begins Tuesday, June 29, at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Dietitian Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, and other experts will examine people’s relationships with food, as well as how low-carb, low-fat, and plant-based diets affect disease management and overall health.
Sarah Hallberg, DO, MS, ACSM-CEP, FOMA, FNLA, previews her presentation “Dietary Fat as a Cause of Metabolic Disease,” which begins at 11:30 a.m. CT Friday, June 12.
Evidence shows that patients with type 2 diabetes can achieve remission—leaving researchers and clinicians alike wondering how best to manage patients so they can reach that goal. Four investigators, including Alison C. Barnes, RD, will examine the latest research into lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes remission during a two-hour symposium Sunday morning.
Eran Segal, PhD, previews his presentation “Efficacy of Personalized Nutrition Based on Gut Microbiome and Clinical Data in Prediabetes,” which begins at 11:40 a.m. CT Saturday, June 13.
Various self-assessment tools exist to help patients with diabetes monitor their daily activities and provide their care teams with insights into glucose levels. Methods for tracking behavioral markers include sleep monitoring and actigraphy devices to track physical activity. Soohyun Nam, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, discussed ecological momentary assessments.
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.
With more incretin therapies anticipated for diabetes and obesity soon, experts including Maureen Chomko, RD, CDCES, discussed how dietitians and certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) can help patients get the most benefit from these agents.
Mounting evidence suggests that while weight loss improves clinical parameters of metabolic health, weight regain can worsen the risk for diseases like type 2 diabetes. Panelists including Iris Shai, PhD, will explore the causes and consequences of weight fluctuation.