Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jeannee Diaz, RD As the epidemic of obesity continues to grow, we can expect that the prevalence of diabetes will rise accordingly. The age distribution of type 2 diabetes is moving younger and younger. What can we do to stop these alarming trends? certified diabetes educator Jeannee Diaz discusses diabetes nutrition with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jeannee Diaz, RD 7% of the US population has diabetes. And the numbers seem to grow daily. How can we talk to patients about stopping this epidemic? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes certified diabetes educator Jeannee Diaz to discuss diabetes prevention

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD Is there a relationship between cardiovascular disease and depression? Can depression influence the treatment of other conditions such as diabetes, stroke and cancer? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Jill Warnock to discuss the interplay between medical illness and depression.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD Major depressive illness is nearly twice as common in women as in men. Are different treatment strategies necessary for women? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Jill Warnock for a discussion on mood disorders in women.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD Is it normal for female patients to “not be in the mood”? How common is libido disturbance in women? Dr. Jill Warnock, an expert in hypoactive sexual desire disorder, discusses with Dr. Leslie Lundt how to evaluate and treat these women.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD 1 in 10 American couples will have difficulty conceiving. How does the experience of infertility affect the mental state of the couple? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Jill Warnock, MD PhD to discuss psychiatric issues in infertility.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD Is the risk of the glitazones worth the benefit? What if you could predict which patients were susceptible? Dr. Ruaño discusses with host Dr. Leslie Lundt how diabetes patients may benefit from the rapidly growing field of physiogenomics.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD One-third of patients suffering from schizophrenia develop diabetes as a direct result of treatment. In the future, we may be able to use pharmacogenomics to determine which antipsychotic would be the safest for any given patient. Is the future here? Dr Ruaño joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his recent work in this area.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD The prospect of truly personalizing medicine with the knowledge gained from the Human Genome Project is intoxicating. But is it practical? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Gualberto Ruaño to discuss how genetic testing may help predict medication side effect vulnerability.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Kristen Knutson, PhD Is your weight dependent on how much you sleep? Could our 24/7 society be contributing to the obesity epidemic? Sleep and metabolic expert Dr. Kristen Knutson joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss her work linking sleep and obesity.