Diabetes

If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes with diabetes advocate Quinn Nystrom

Quinn Nystrom, diabetes advocate and author of “If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes” joins eHealth Radio and the Diabetes and Health News Channels. Her company, Qspeak, allows her to advocate, consult and raise funds for diabetes research.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Quinn Nystrom discuss the following:What are the biggest misconceptions about diabetes?What have you learned from living with diabetes?What motivated you to write this book, "If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes?"You've been publicly vocal about Joan River's recent comments about diabetes. As she stated, "Get fat. Get diabetes. Die. Lose your fingers." What upset you the most about this? What do you hope people will walk away with after hearing you speak or reading your book?
Duration: 14:19
Quinn Nystrom is one of those unique individuals that commands a presence.  Whether she’s speaking to an audience of teenagers or adults, Nystrom can relate to both and with the launch of her new book, IF I KISS YOU, WILL I GET DIABETES? for River Place Press, you’ll be hearing her name a lot.
Inspired by her teenage self, the book is Nystrom’s first-hand account of negotiating life with a chronic illness and she now devotes her full-time efforts to diabetes advocacy and has been recognized nationally for her contributions.
For the past 17 years, she has been sharing her story of living with type-1 diabetes to audiences across the country. As the National Youth Advocate for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) she spent a year traveling to diabetes camps, convention halls, the White House, corporate offices and the United States Congress. Her message was simple: Find a cure for diabetes and provide support and care for the millions of people living with the disease.
Nystrom grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota with her younger brother Will who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was five years old. By age ten, she was fundraising and going door to door in her small town to raise money for a cure for her baby brother’s disease. However, three years later, Nystrom was diagnosed with Type 1 and her goal to finding a cure became a lifelong mission. She was named the National Youth Advocate for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) at age sixteen and spent a year traveling across the country. Her message was simple; find a cure for diabetes and support the millions of Americans living with it.
Currently a graduate student at Syracuse University in Communication's Management, Nystrom attends S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, ranked #1 in the country with alums such as Bob Costas and Dick Clark. As a public speaker she travels across the country to diabetes camps, convention halls, corporate offices, United States Congress and yes, The White House. Her company, Qspeak, allows her to advocate, consult and raise funds for diabetes. A portion of the books proceeds goes to the non-profit she founded called Dateline Diabetes, whose mission is to provide support for people living with diabetes.
Nystrom currently lives in Minneapolis where she enjoys skating on the lakes, making her monthly dinner club with childhood friends, and volunteering at her local church.

Web Site: quinnnystrom.comFacebook: facebook.com/QuinnNystromTwitter: @quinnnystrom

ActiveCare, a real-time patient monitoring company

Michael Jones, an executive with ActiveCare a Utah based, real-time patient monitoring company joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Technology Channels.  Jones is an expert in the medical monitoring field, especially as it relates to monitoring the Type 2 diabetic population here in America.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Michael Jones discuss the following:What is the primary focus of your company, ActiveCare?Please speak on how ActiveCare improves the quality of life of its members.When we think diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes, many look down on the sufferers saying, “It’s an eating issue, or a self-inflicted health issue.” What can a person do to overcome this stigma?Have you seen an increase in diabetics drawn to your service to improve their quality of life?What advice can you offer a Type 2 diabetes patient who’s looking for a positive change in handling their disease?Duration: 13:35
Michael has been a founder and executive in several of the technology industry’s fastest growing companies. Mr. Jones founded Interactive Care in 2007, filing several patents in the field of video collaboration as a tool for delivery of medical care. As Executive Vice President at RemedyMD, Michael led in the advancement of medical collaboration and the utilization of informatics technologies for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
While Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at iBahn (formerly STSN), the company was recognized in consecutive years by Deloitte & Touche and Inc. Magazine for its explosive growth, expanding from $29M to over $120M in annual sales over a three-year period.
Prior to iBahn, Mr. Jones led numerous sales and operations organizations at Iomega Corporation during a period of unprecedented growth, exponentially expanding its distribution, customer support, production and logistics capacities. Michael has also led in domestic and international senior sales leadership roles at Siebel Systems, Silicon Graphics and Oracle. A published author and contributor to periodicals and industry publications, Michael graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in English.
Links: www.activecare.com

The need for more effective diabetes education with Martha McHenry

Martha McHenry a Certified Diabetes Educator and a Managing Partner at Professional Nutrition Therapists to help us with the need for more effective diabetes education to address the diabetes epidemic joins eHealth Radio and the Diabetes Information Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Martha McHenry discuss the following:
Why do you think this need exists?
How can you reach all these people?
Can you give (us) an example of this creativity?
Can anyone get access to your online program?
What do you hope to accomplish by giving access to more people?


Martha McHenry is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a Managing Partner at Professional Nutrition Therapists.  PNT is a national network of Registered Dietitians that deliver nutrition solutions to individuals, groups and corporation across the 50 states.  She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is past president of Dallas Dietetic Association where today she sits on the board.
Martha has worked in community nutrition with a special focus on weight management and diabetes care. She co-founded the first community-based diabetes education program in south-west Dallas.
In her capacity at PNT, Martha is responsible for managing diabetes care services at PNT and also for developing new delivery systems of the highly acclaimed DAWN Program, the Diabetes, Awareness, Wellness and Nutrition Program developed at PNT.

Related Web Site: www.foodtherapyrd.com

Diagnosis, treat and manage diabetes with NeuroMetrix

Dr. Kenneth J. Snow, the Chief Medical Officer of NeuroMetrix that develops and markets devices for the diagnosis, treatment and management of diabetes joins eHealth Radio and the Diabetes Information Channel. Dr. Snow has extensive experience in diabetes, including patient care and clinical research.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Kenneth Snow discuss the following:
Tell me about diabetes and its impact on those who have the disease.
How prevalent is the disease in the U.S.?
What led you to dedicate yourself to diabetes?
What unique solutions do NeuroMetrix products provide?
What NeuroMetrix products are on the market now?
What tip would you give to those who suffer from diabetes? What can patients do to improve their quality of life?


Kenneth J. Snow, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer of NeuroMetrix (Nasdaq: NURO).
NeuroMetrix, headquartered in Waltham, MA, develops and markets home use and point-of-care devices medical devices, associated consumables, and support software for the treatment and management of diabetes and its complications. The company is focused on nerve related complications of diabetes, called diabetic neuropathies, which affect over 50% of people with diabetes.
The company markets the NC-stat® DPNCheck™ testing device for diabetic neuropathy. This product is used to detect diabetic neuropathy at an early stage and to guide treatment. The company is in late stage development of SENSUS™, a pain management device which recently received Food and Drug Administration clearance. The company has additional therapeutic products in its pipeline.
Dr. Snow has spent the past 17 years at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, MA. The Joslin Diabetes Center is affiliated with Harvard Medical School and is the world's oldest and most respected diabetes care facility. Most recently, Dr. Snow was Director of Medical Programs at the Joslin Center for Strategic Initiatives. Prior to that he was Acting Chief of the Adult Diabetes Section at the Joslin. Dr. Snow also holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Snow has a B.S. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an M.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospitals, Chicago, IL and fellowship training in Endocrinology at New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Snow has an MBA from the Isenberg School of Business at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Related Web Site: www.neurometrix.com

The problem of diabetes with Professor Sarah Ferber of Orgenesis

Professor Sarah Ferber, the chief science officer and the founder of US/Israeli-based Orgenesis joins eHealth Radio & the Diabetes Information Channel. Prof. Ferber's breakthrough discovery suggested that humans carry their own 'stem-cells' throughout adulthood, thus obviating the need for embryonic stem cells for generating an organ in need. Ferber’s research work has been funded over the past 10 years by leading institutions including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Professor Sarah Ferber discuss the following:
How huge is the problem of diabetes? Please explain how the disease affects the pancreas?
How are patients being treated today?
What have your studies proved in this area? Is there major room for improvement?
Please explain what are autologous insulin producing cells? Do we as humans have the power to make our own?
How does the Orgenesis process work?


Professor Sarah Ferber studied biochemistry at the Technion under the supervision of Professor Avram Hershko and Professor Aaron Ciechanover, winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004. She completed a  post-doctoral fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School. Prof. Ferber's breakthrough discovery suggested that humans carry their own 'stem-cells' throughout adulthood, thus obviating the need for embryonic stem cells for generating an organ in need. Most of the research was conducted in Prof. Ferber’s lab, in the Endocrine Research Lab at the Sheba Medical Center, and currently employs 11 scientists. Prof. Sarah Ferber received TEVA, LINDNER, RUBIN and WOLFSON awards for this research.
Prof. Ferber’s research work has been funded over the past 10 years by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the Israel Academy of Science foundation (ISF) and D-Cure, a non-profit organization that promotes and funds scientific research in Israel, aimed at finding a cure and better treatments for diabetes (together, over US$4M).

Related Web Site: orgenesis.com

Hormones, Health and Happiness with Dr. Steven Hotze

Dr. Steven Hotze, the author of Hormones, Health and Happiness, and founder and CEO of the Hotze Health and Wellness Center, Hotze Pharmacy and Physician’s Preference, a vitamin and supplement company, in Houston joins eHealth Radio. Dr. Hotze believes you can achieve optimal health and wellness naturally, without the use of prescription drugs.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Steven Hotze discuss the following:
What are bioidentical hormones (opposed to synthetic hormones)?
How can bioidentical hormones prevent and treat chronic health issues more effectively than prescription drugs or surgery? (Examples of chronic health issues: menopause, heart disease, ED, diabetes, obesity, fatigue, muscle aches and pains, depression, low energy, decreased sexual desire, allergies, etc.)
What should someone do if their doctor has told them their hormone levels are in the “normal range”, but they still feel terrible?
What other natural approaches to health do you recommend?
If people want a complimentary copy of your book, Hormones, Health & Happiness, what phone number should they call?


Steven F. Hotze, M.D., is the founder and CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center (HHWC), Physician’s Preference and Hotze Pharmacy. His goal is to change the way women and men are treated in midlife through the use of bioidentical hormone therapy. His 8-Point Treatment Regimen has helped over 20,000 individuals get on a path of health and wellness and enjoy a better quality of life, in an environment of extraordinary hospitality and guest service.
Dr. Hotze is the author of the book, “Hormones, Health, & Happiness”. In the book, he describes his journey from using pharmaceutical drugs to actively listening to his patients and treating the root cause of their symptoms through natural approaches. Dr. Hotze has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows across the nation, including ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates, and CBS’ “The Morning Show”. He is also a regular guest on the KHOU Channel 11 morning program, “Great Day Houston”.
Suzanne Somers dedicated an entire chapter to Dr. Hotze in her New York Times best seller, "Breakthrough". “This Texan doctor is going to steal your heart,” said Somers. “He has so much energy he can’t wait to get to his office each day. He has built up a practice that is the envy of doctors everywhere."
Dr. Hotze is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and is former president of the Pan American Allergy Society.
You can listen to Dr. Hotze and his colleagues on his radio program, “Health and Wellness Solutions”, which airs Monday - Thursday on KSEV 700 AM in Houston from 12-1 p.m. CT, or online at, www.hotzehwc.com.
Related Web Site: www.HotzeHWC.com

Losing weight using the non-diet approach

Losing weight using the non-diet approach
with Laura Cipullo
Laura Cipullo, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator who provides sound, ethical nutrition advice to both adults and children joins the show.
Listen to interview [audio player at end of post] with host Eric Michaels & guest Laura Cipullo discuss the following:
What is the non-diet approach?
What is a hunger fullness scale?
Are all people able to identify when they are hungry and or full? It seems that Americans have trouble stopping when full.
Can people lose weight using the non-diet approach?
Are there any good resources our listeners can access to help them learn more about this approach?


Laura Cipullo, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, provides sound, ethical nutrition advice to both adults and children. Laura’s practice is based in Manhattan and she is available for private, one-on-one consultations, family nutrition sessions or meetings with groups of peers. Laura’s holistic approach focuses on meeting you, the client, at your level of readiness. Using the science of hormones, Laura makes meal and snack recommendations that enable you to feel full and energized while achieving a healthier body. Relying on her endocrine knowledge, she will help you make balanced meal decisions that stabilize your blood sugar and hormone levels. Through her expertise and experience Laura can help you learn from your internal cues to comfortably determine your appropriate food intake and eventually rid yourself of the “diet mentality.” Working with Laura is the first step of a new life: one that is completely free of diets and replaces them with a true understanding of moderation.
Laura earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Colorado State University, where she graduated with honors. She interned at New York–Presbyterian Hospital/Weil Cornell Medical Center as a Dietetic Intern and has since held the distinguished positions of Clinical Dietitian for New York–Presbyterian Hospital/ Weil Cornell Medical Center, Nutrition Coordinator for CEDAR Associates in Westchester and Rockland counties, and consultant for the Renfrew Center in both New Jersey and New York. She was invited to join the BMIQ.com team and teaches online research-based nutrition to BMIQ patient groups.
In 2000, she opened her private practice, Laura Cipullo, LLC Nutrition Services, in New Jersey, where she specialized in medical nutrition therapy, eating disorders and the non-diet approach. Due to high demand, she soon moved and expanded her offices to New York City. As of 2011, Laura closed the NJ offices and maintains her private practice Laura Cipullo Whole Nutrition Services in the union square area of NYC. In conjunction with her private practice Laura acts as the Nutrition Director for Experience Wellness Group (http://www.i-m.co/adrienneglasser/ExperienceWellness/home) and leads bi-weekly meal support therapy groups (http://www.lauracipullollc.com/services/meal-support-group).
Laura shares her expertise in the nutrition field by providing mentoring services to other registered dietitians and volunteering for food and nutrition causes. Most recently, Laura serves as the Membership Chair for the New York chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP) and is also Chair of the Food and Nutrition Committee for Corlears School. Her volunteer history includes a designation as a Food Professional for the children participating in the American Institute of Wine and Food’s Days of Taste program and volunteer work for the nonprofit organization Children for Children, which engages young people in community service. Her expertise is consistently sought by a variety of nationally circulated publications, including Fitness, Cosmopolitan, OK! Magazine, Competitor, Diabetes Forecast, and Diabetic Living. Laura has also made television appearances as frequent guests on The Dr. Steve Show, Headline News and NewYork One. She is currently at work on her first book, which will focus on managing the responsibilities of feeding a busy family and teaching children about nutrition in a way that fosters a positive, healthy attitude towards food.
Visit Laura’s nutrition blog for free nutrition tips and encouragement to adopt a wholesome way of eating that incorporates all foods in moderation. Laura resides in New York City with her husband and children and you can also read her advice on navigating nutrition for a family on her blog Mom Dishes It Out.

Links: www.EatingandLivingModerately.com

The impact diabetes has on a women’s sexual health

The impact diabetes has on a women’s sexual health
with Dr. Stacy Lindau
Dr. Stacy Lindau, a practicing gynecologist joins the show focusing on sexual health and diabetes with women.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Stacy Lindau discuss the following:
Can diabetes harm one's intimate life?
What impact does diabetes have on a women’s sexual health?
Are there specific symptoms?
Can having Type 2 diabetes cause complications in a women’s sexual health?
Are there specific symptoms of nerve damage?

Stacey Lindau combines biomedical and social science techniques to study life–course health, aging and sexuality.
As principal investigator of the South Side Health and Vitality Studies, Lindau directs population–based biosocial and health technology research using a community–engaged, minimally invasive approach. This project is the major research component of the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Urban Health Initiative, and it involves dozens of faculty members across biomedical and social science disciplines collaborating with civic leaders and community members living on Chicago’s South Side. This undertaking–inspired by the commitment of the medical profession to the principle of justice–aims to inform and evaluate community–level strategies for health and health care equity for all residents and reflects a central theme of Lindau’s research. Related to this work, Lindau directs the Chicago Core on Biomarkers in Population–Based Health and Aging Research at the University of Chicago and NORC Center on Demography and Economics of Aging, funded by the National Institute on Aging. She also leads the Population–Based Integrated Biology Research Core at the University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine.
As a practicing gynecologist, Lindau translates her population–based research into clinical care via the Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine. PRISM’s Clinic for Women and Girls with Cancer is a unique interdisciplinary program providing medical, psychosocial and physical therapy care for women seeking to prevent sexual problems and recover sexual function following cancer treatment and induced menopause. PRISM’s patient registry and health services research focuses on ways to improve clinical care in this important domain. Lindau is developing a national network of institutions with similar efforts to accelerate research and establish best practices for care of sexual concerns in women with cancer.
Lindau’s research accomplishments include the 2005–06 National Social Life, Health and Aging Project, the first comprehensive study of social relationships, sexuality and aging. She collaborates with several disease–based teams to study sexuality in the context of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cognitive impairment, HIV/AIDS, and several cancer types. She also has contributed research and teaching in the area of sex education. Lindau actively engages with policymakers, including her participation in the recent national health care reform debates.
Associate Professor, Pritzker School of Medicine, Departments of Ob/Gyn and Medicine–Geriatrics
Associate Professor, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Core Faculty in the MacLean Center on Clinical Medical Ethics


Links: kovlerdiabetescenter.org
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