This course will provide an extensive literature review of diabetes and dysglycemia. An evidence-based model incorporating diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine will be presented. Clinical applications to dietary management, nutritional supplementation, and environmental triggers associated with diabetes and dysglycemia will be highlighted.
Diabetes and Dysglycemia Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications
Diabetes and Dysglycemia Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications
Instructor
Datis Kharrazian
PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
What you'll learn
- Review the physiology of glucose stability.
- Review diagnostic criteria for blood sugar disorders.
- Review laboratory tests to evaluate and monitor diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
- Review the scientific literature for nutrients, dietary approaches, and lifestyle factors that impact diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
- Review clinical history and physical examination for diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
- Develop a clinical approach to manage diabetes and blood sugar disorders with a functional medicine model.
This course includes
12 hours on-demand video
Certification Exam
Downloadable resources
Certificate of completion
Course content
Session 1 - Introduction and Pathophysiology of Diabetes and Dysglycemia
- Clinical presentation of diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
- Epidemiology of diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
- Pathophysiology of diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
- Review the various types of dysglycemia.
- Diagnostic criteria for diabetes and blood sugar disorders.
Session 2 - The Physiological Web of Diabetes and Dysglycemia
- Dysfunctions in the physiological web of blood sugar stability.
- Glucose-brain interactions, glucose-endocrine interactions, glucose-immune interactions, and physiological alterations with dysglycemia.
Session 3 - Diet, Nutrition, and Lifestyle Interventions for Diabetes and Dysglycemia
- The role of diet on diabetes and dysglycemia.
- A literature review of diet and lifestyle factors for reactive hypoglycemia, autoimmune diabetes, and type 2 diabetes.
Session 4 - Nutraceutical Approaches for Diabetes and Dysglycemia
- A literature review of nutraceuticals for diabetes and dysglycemia.
Session 5 - Review of Part 1
Session 6 - Part 1 Questions
Session 7 - Environmental and Pathogenic Triggers for Type I and II Diabetes
- Review of pathogens associated with diabetes.
- Role of cross-reactivity with pathogens and autoimmune reactivity of the pancreatic islet cells.
- A literature review of the endocrine disruptors associated with diabetes and dysglycemia.
- Laboratory tests to evaluate environmental triggers for diabetes.
Session 8 - How to Perform a Comprehensive Evaluation of Blood Sugar Disorders
- Fundamental principles of medical history for blood sugar disorders.
- Fundamental principles of physical examination for blood sugar disorders.
- How to evaluate laboratory tests for blood sugar disorders.
Session 9 - How to Clinically Manage Patients Suffering from Diabetes and Blood Sugar Disorders
- Help to develop dietary, nutritional, and lifestyle strategies for patients suffering from blood sugar disorders.
- How to develop realistic clinical outcomes.
Session 10 - Blood Sugar Disorder Clinical Case Studies
- Clinical principles learned from case studies.
Session 11 - Review of Part 2
Session 12 - Part 2 Questions
Instructor
Dr. Datis Kharrazian
PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN - Master of Medical Science, Harvard University, 2018
- Doctor of Philosophy, Nova Southeastern University, 2018
- Doctor of Health Science, Nova Southeastern University, 2007
- Doctor of Chiropractic, Southern Calif Univ of Hlth Sc, 1999
- Master of Science, Univ of Bridgeport, 2001
- Bachelor of Science, Regent College, 1999
Dr. Datis Kharrazian is a Harvard Medical School trained researcher, clinical research scientist, academic professor, and a functional medicine health care provider. Dr. Kharrazian earned a Master of Medical Science degree (MMSc) in Clinical Investigation from Harvard Medical School, and is a member of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association and the American Association of Immunologists.
Today, Dr. Kharrazian’s clinical models of functional medicine are used by several academic institutions, and thousands of health care clinics and practices providers throughout the world.
He maintains a private practice near San Diego, California, and consults with patients from all over the world who are seeking non-pharmaceutical alternatives. His practice is focused on developing a personalized medical approach using diet, nutrition, and lifestyle approaches.
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