This special focuses on Type 2 diabetes, a disorder resulting from the body's inability to make enough, or properly use, insulin. The most common form of the disease, accounting for 90 to 95 percent of diabetes, Type 2 diabetes is nearing epidemic proportions, due to an increased number of older Americans, and a greater prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles.
The complications of diabetes can include heart disease; stroke, high blood pressure; blindness; kidney disease, nervous system diseases; amputations; and dental disease.
This program profiles several individuals - some who are at high-risk for contracting the disease and some who already have it. Viewers learn how lifestyle changes are helping these individuals manage the risk and the disease, and maintain a high quality of life.
The program also offers valuable information from health experts with a focus on prevention. Hosted by Penn State Sports Nutritionist, Kristine Clark, the special features the following experts:
Dr. Barry Goldstein
Director of the Division of~Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
Dr. Jan Ulbrecht
Endocrinologist at Center Medical Surgical Associates
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - Penn State
Carla Miller
Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Penn State
Co-director, Diet Assessment Center - Penn State~Department of Nutrition
Jackie Gardner, M.S.
Project Coordinator
Department of Kinesiology - Noll Physiological Research Center
Jodi Whipple
Registered Dietician - Registered Diabetes Educator
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