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“Understanding, Controlling and Preventing Diabetes”
with Dr. Bernard Zinman, MDCM, FRCP (C), FACP Professor, University of Toronto,
Director, Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes, Mount Sinai Hospital, Torontoc

It’s been called the epidemic of the 21st century. It’s estimated by the year 2025 there will be 300 million people with diabetes around the world. More troubling is that you can walk around with diabetes for years and not even know it. Unfortunately despite our best efforts, diabetes can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and amputation. Studies have shown that with optimal diabetes control including careful monitoring of glucose levels, the risk of complication can be greatly reduced.

“Self monitoring allows one to adjust medication particularly insulin and allows you to evaluate how successful you are at creating that balance between medication insulin, food and exercise. Monitoring is closing the loop of the therapy,” says Bernard Zinman.

For an in-depth look at understanding and preventing diabetes, we
speak with Dr. Zinman and hear from one of his patients.