Medicine Matters diabetes

Medicine Matters diabetes


Latest Episodes

Why psychosocial care matters: Supporting people with diabetes in the pandemic (with Michael Vallis)
November 24, 2020

Health psychologist Michael Vallis, associate professor of family medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, discusses the psychosocial impact of the pandemic on people with diabetes, and how healthcare professionals can identify and support...

World Diabetes Day 2020: Why nurses make the difference (with Lori Berard and Sharon Tovey)
November 10, 2020

In recognition of World Diabetes Day 2020 and the WHO International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife Sharon Tovey joins Editorial Board member Lori Berard to compare and contrast how nurses are mak

EASD 2020: Highlights from the Editorial Board (with Sanjay Kalra, John Wilding and Lori Berard)
October 07, 2020

Sanjay Kalra, John Wilding and Lori Berard from the Medicine Matters diabetes Editorial Board reflect on their research highlights from this years virtual 56th EASD Annual Meeting.

Why psychosocial care matters: Disengagement with diabetes (with Bill Polonsky)
October 04, 2020

In this series of podcasts we are marking the 25th anniversary of the EASDs Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Study Group by taking a look at some of the most important and emerging topics within this

Why psychosocial care matters: Optimal medication taking in diabetes (with Kirsty Winkley)
September 30, 2020

In this series of podcasts we are marking the 25th anniversary of the EASDs Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Study Group by taking a look at some of the most important and emerging topics within this

Why psychosocial care matters: Working with people using diabetes technology (with Thomas Kubiak)
September 16, 2020

In this series of podcasts we are marking the 25th anniversary of the EASDs Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Study Group by taking a look at some of the most important and emerging topics within this

Why psychosocial care matters: The psychological impact of hypoglycemia (with Christel Hendrieckx)
September 08, 2020

In this series of podcasts we are marking the 25th anniversary of the EASDs Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Study Group by taking a look at some of the most important and emerging topics within this

Why psychosocial care matters: Diabetes distress (with William Polonsky)
August 24, 2020

In this series of podcasts, we are marking the 25th anniversary of the EASDs Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes study group by taking a look at some of the most important and emerging topics within thi

Why psychosocial care matters: The role of the PSAD (with Frank Snoek)
August 24, 2020

This year is the 25th anniversary of the EASDs Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) study group. Marking the occasion, the 'Why psychosocial care matters' podcast series will explore important and

The DiRECT approach to weight loss: Efficacious and pragmatic (with Alison Barnes)
July 28, 2020

The DiRECT trial ran counter to received wisdom by advocating a very-low-calorie, total-meal-replacement diet as a means not just of weight loss but also of weight maintenance for people with type 2 diabetes. Trial dietician Alison Barnes (Newcastle...