Virtual Group Visits Show Potential for Managing Diabetes in C3EN VIDA Study

Virtual Group Visits Show Potential for Managing Diabetes in C3EN VIDA Study

More than medications alone, managing diabetes means mastering habits that affect day-to-day living: how to eat, how often to exercise, and how to monitor blood sugar and other markers of health. Yet under routine care, many patients with diabetes see their doctors a few times a year for just minutes. Now a team led by C3EN’s Arshiya Baig is testing how structured virtual diabetes group education visits can improve the success of patients as they learn to manage their disease. 

C3EN IDC Mentor Monica Peek discusses barriers to care in Black patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Medscape

C3EN IDC Mentor Monica Peek discusses barriers to care in Black patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Medscape

C3EN Investigator Development Core mentor Monica Peek, Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice of Medicine and Associate Director of the Chicago Center for Diabetes Translational Research at the University of Chicago, discusses barriers to care for Black patients with Type 2 Diabetes with Sheila Harmon, Director of Provider Practice at UI Health, on Medscape Care Cues