Seminar in Diabetes: Advanced Concepts and Current Trends

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This course is designed for students wishing to gain additional knowledge in diabetes management, beyond the basic concepts covered in NTRN 459 . In the first half of this course, students will explore advanced concepts in diabetes prevention and management including population-based prevention strategies, diagnosis and treatment of atypical forms of diabetes, emerging theories related to the root and contributing cause(s) of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the use of technology to manage blood glucose (CGMs, closed loop systems, apps, etc), management of complications, and therapies in development and/or under investigation. The second half of the course will cover current concepts of interest to the students, in seminar form. Students will identify topics of interest as a group and then students will individually (with instructor assistance) identify and lead the discussion of a paper related to one of the concepts. Examples of topics include but are not limited to diabetes during pregnancy, role of the gut microbiome in DM development and management, pancreas and islet cell transplantation, and COVID-19 and the development of T2D. Prereq: NTRN 459 and Graduate Student standing.