Endocrinology
How Low Can You GoWith Your A1C?
Diabetes in adults is a prevalent and complex chronic disease that affects a significant and growing number of Canadians. Improvement of glucose levels into the normal range can occur in some people living with diabetes with early intensive interventions, and in some cases can persist after withdrawal of glucose-lowering pharmacotherapy. Such sustained improvement may now […]
DURATION
< 25 min
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
0
ACCREDITATION
Unaccredited
EXPIRY DATE
2023-03-31
Diabetes in adults is a prevalent and complex chronic disease that affects a significant and growing number of Canadians. Improvement of glucose levels into the normal range can occur in some people living with diabetes with early intensive interventions, and in some cases can persist after withdrawal of glucose-lowering pharmacotherapy. Such sustained improvement may now be occurring more often due to newer forms of treatment. In this podcast, Dr. Sara Stafford and Dr. Jeff Winterstein discuss the possibility of achieving diabetes remission through healthy behaviour interventions and newer pharmacologic treatment options for type 2 diabetes.
This podcast has been supported by educational funding from Novo Nordisk.
Faculty
Sara Stafford, MDCM FRCPC
Jeffrey Winterstein, MD, M.Sc., B.Sc, B.A.