T2D: Don’t Sugar Coat It

Beta-Cell Dysfunction: A Driver of T2D?

Episode Summary

Join primary care experts in T2D: Dr. John Anderson, Dr. Stephen Brunton and Dr. James LaSalle as we discuss the beta-cell function and its critical role in T2D pathogenesis.

Episode Notes

What do you know about the role of beta-cell dysfunction in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D)? Join primary care experts in T2D: Dr. John Anderson, Dr. Stephen Brunton and Dr. James LaSalle as we discuss the beta-cell function and its critical role in T2D pathogenesis, what clinicians know or should know about it and how it is measured in the clinic, and how our current knowledge of beta-cell function in T2D may affect future research on T2D treatment.

This podcast is sponsored by Novo Nordisk and is intended for clinicians. The opinions expressed are those of the speakers and not Novo Nordisk.

Faculty Presenters:

John E. Anderson, MD
Internal Medicine and Diabetes
The Frist Clinic
Nashville, Tennessee

Stephen Brunton, MD, FAAFP
Executive Director
Primary Care Metabolic Group
Winnsboro, South Carolina

James LaSalle, DO, FAAFP
Medical Arts of Excelsior Springs, Inc.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri