Special Edition: Strategies for Staying Full and Satisfied – August 2025
Release Date: 08/26/2025
Special Edition- Weight Bias and Stigma – Part 1
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Weight Bias and Stigma our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss weight bias and stigma and its importance because weight bias and stigma have an important impact the experience of living with obesity, leads to measurable adverse outcomes, and when it is present in health care interactions it affects all subsequent care that a patient receives.. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University;...
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Special Edition: What’s Next: Adherence to Medications – Challenges and (some) Solutions December 2025
Diabetes Core Update
In this special edition on Adherence to Medications our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss medication adherence and the role of clinicians, pharmacies and pharmacists in helping with medication adherence. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Amazon. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Susan Kuchera, M.D. - Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the...
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Special Edition: MASH Part 2 – Diagnosis and Treatment – December 2025
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Epidemiology, Importance, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of MASH. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Alina M. Allen, M.D....
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Special Edition - Automated Insulin Delivery - Part 1
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Automated Insulin Delivery our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss with Davida Kruger the benefits of Automated Insulin Delivery for people with Type 2 Diabetes. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Insulet. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Davida Kruger, MSN, APN-BC,BC-ADM, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan. Past Chair of the American...
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Diabetes Core Update – December 2025
Diabetes Core Update
This issue will review: 1. Screening Natriuretic Peptide Levels Predict Heart Failure and Mortality in Individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes without Known Heart Failure 2. The Risk of Acute Pancreatitis and Biliary Events After Initiation of Incretin-Based Medications In Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 3. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Frequency and Glycemic Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA Network Open 4. An AI-Powered Lifestyle Intervention vs Human Coaching in the...
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Special Edition - CVOTs Part 2
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on The Cardiovascular Outcome Trials our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the history and importance of the Cardiovascular Outcome Trials for diabetes medications. In Part 1 we discussed an historical perspective with Dr. Steven Nissen. Today we discuss with Dr. Darren McGuire the incredible evolution of the CVOTs since that time, and the most recent CVOT using new methodology, the SURPASS CVOT This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel...
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Special Edition: What’s Next—An Update on Beta Cell Function
Diabetes Core Update
In this special episode on a Beta Cell Update Dr. Neil Skolnik discusses this emerging area with Dr. Melena Bellin. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Sanofi. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Melena Bellin. Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, and Surgery, Co-Director, Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplant Program and the Albert D. and Eva J. Corniea Chair,...
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Diabetes Core Update Nov 2025
Diabetes Core Update
This issue will review: 1. Effects of Semaglutide With or Without Concomitant Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A FLOW Trial Prespecified Secondary Analysis - Diabetes Care 2. Orforglipron, an Oral Small-Molecule GLP-1Receptor Agonist, in Early Type 2 Diabetes – NEJM 3. Orforglipron, an Oral Small-Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Obesity Treatment – NEJM 4. Dementia Risk in People With Type 1 Diabetes and...
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Special Edition: The Cardiovascular Outcome Trials – Origin and Perspective
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on The Cardiovascular Outcome Trials our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the history and importance of the Cardiovascular Outcome Trials for diabetes medications . In Part 1 we discuss an historical perspective with Dr. Steven Nissen and how this has lead to the CVOTs that change the way we practice from EMPA-REG in 2015 to SURPASS-CVOT in 2025. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University;...
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Special Edition_ MASH Part 1 - Screening
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Epidemiology, Importance, Screening and treatment of MASH. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Jay Shubrook, D.O., Professor and...
info_outlineIn this special episode on Strategies for Staying Full and Satisfied, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will moderate a discussion with Lily Correa, registered dietitian about communicating strategies for staying full and satisfied.
This special edition of Diabetes Core Update is sponsored by Avocados - Love One Today ®. For more information, as well as diabetes-friendly mean plans and a free downloadable toolkit just go to:http://loveonetoday.com/SatisfiedEating
Presented by:
Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health
Lilian (Lily) M. Correa, Lily Correa is a registered dietitian and diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Resources and References:
Henning, Susanne M. et al. Hass Avocado Inclusion in a Weight-Loss Diet Supported Weight Loss and Altered Gut Microbiota: A 12-Week Randomized, Parallel-Controlled Trial. Current Developments in Nutrition 2019, Volume 3, Issue 8, ISSN 2475-2991. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz068.
Khan, Naiman A. et al. Avocado Consumption, Abdominal Adiposity, and Oral Glucose Tolerance Among Persons with Overweight and Obesity. The Journal of Nutrition 2021, Volume 151, Issue 9p2513-2521. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab187.
Lichtenstein, Alice H. et al. Effect of Incorporating 1 Avocado Per Day Versus Habitual Diet on Visceral Adiposity: A Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Heart Association 2022, Volume 11, Number 14. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.02565.
Pacheco, Lorena S. et al. Effects of Different Allotments of Avocados on the Nutritional Status of Families: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2021, 13(11), 4021. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13114021.
Senn, MacKenzie K. et al. Associations between avocado intake and measures of glucose and insulin homeostasis in Hispanic individuals with and without type 2 diabetes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 2023, Volume 33, Issue 12, 2428 – 2439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.08.002.
Wood, Alexis C. et al. Associations between Metabolomic Biomarkers of Avocado Intake and Glycemia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. The Journal of Nutrition 2023, Volume 153, Issue 10, 2797 – 2807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.07.013.
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