Diabetes

Research by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, and published in Nutrition and Diabetes, found that a plant-based diet reduces the pain of diabetic neuropathy.

When Neville came to Washington, D.C. as a junior faculty member at Georgetown University in 1990, he noticed that he was seeing a lot of patients with hypertension, high cholesterol, and renal failure — and even more with gangrene due to diabetes.

Neal Barnard, M.D. '80, adjunct associate professor of medicine, authored a study, published in Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, showing that a plant-based vegetarian diet accelerates type 2 diabetes treatment by lowering HbA1c levels by 0.4 points.

Joshua Cohen, M.D., professor of medicine, was interviewed by WTOP about a rise in diabetes nationally and across the D.C. region.

Carolyn Clancy, M.D., associate clinical professor of medicine, was featured in an Endocrine Today article about her push for advocacy and innovation in diabetes care.

Laura Tosi, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, was featured in Medical Xpress for her research finding that African American children with a genetic predisposition to diabetes may be able to reduce their risk by getting the USDA-recommended dose of calcium.

Brian Choi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, commented on a study featured by WUSA9 on type 2 diabetes patients losing weight through an active lifestyle.   

GW researchers have been awarded two grants from the McKesson Foundation as part of its Mobilizing for Health initiative, an initiative to improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of mobile-phone technology. The Mobilizing for Health grants, of up to $250,…