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September webinar explores sleep and metabolic health
How does sleep impact blood sugar regulation? What is the link between obesity and sleep quality? How can healthcare providers properly...
Anne Mullens
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Study: Breakfast choices can impact blood sugar control all day
Eating more protein and fewer carbohydrates at breakfast — compared to the same calories as low-fat, high-carb foods — leads to better...
Anne Mullens
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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Get inspired: Chris' remission story
The IPTN is gathering stories of Canadians who have put their type 2 diabetes into remission with therapeutic nutrition. We will be...
Anne Mullens
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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June 28 Webinar: Bringing Lifestyle Medicine into Clinical Practice
Are you interested in the transformative power of lifestyle medicine to address chronic diseases? Would you like to integrate lifestyle...
Anne Mullens
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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IPTN launches new training module for nurses during National Nursing Week
This year, the theme of National Nursing Week (May 8 to 13) is Our Nurses. Our Future. At IPTN, we know that nurses will play a central...
Anne Mullens
May 7, 20232 min read
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May webinar: emerging science of nutritional psychiatry
Interest has been flourishing around the potential use of therapeutic nutrition for the treatment and symptom improvement of various...
Anne Mullens
May 3, 20232 min read
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Study: more training needed for dietitians to recommend carb reduction for diabetes
Diabetes Canada and the American Diabetes Association now recognize that reducing overall carbohydrate intake has the most evidence for...
Anne Mullens
Apr 14, 20232 min read
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Webinars in April: plant-focused keto and kidney health
Is the ketogenic diet damaging to the kidneys or appropriate for people with kidney disease? Moreover, can a plant-focused keto diet be...
Anne Mullens
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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BC Pathways includes the diabetes remission website
More BC doctors and patients will now know that type 2 diabetes remission is possible, thanks to a positive, new development: the...
Anne Mullens
Feb 14, 20232 min read
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March webinar focuses on RESET for Remission trial for young adults with type 2 diabetes
Can young adults between the ages of 18 and 45, who have type 2 diabetes and obesity, put their condition into remission with a...
Anne Mullens
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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Inspiring remission results from a busy UK doctor
In early January, BMJ Nutrition published an 8-year audit from Dr. David Unwin's practice at the Norwood Surgery in the UK. The paper was...
Anne Mullens
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Helping Canadians safely pursue diabetes remission
Of the estimated 11 million Canadians with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, how many know they may be able to put their condition into...
Anne Mullens
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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Study shows pharmacists can help patients reverse their diabetes
What if every time a patient went to the pharmacy to renew their type 2 diabetes medication, they also got information and support to...
Gillian Edwards
Nov 16, 20222 min read
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IPTN's third annual scientific conference connects people from around the world
On October 22, 2022, IPTN hosted its third international scientific conference virtually, using the forum to showcase type 1 diabetes...
Gillian Edwards
Nov 16, 20222 min read
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IPTN Forms Strategic Alliance with IHSTS
On World Diabetes Day, the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition (IPTN) is excited to announce a strategic alliance with the...
Barb Reece
Nov 14, 20182 min read
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IPTN Invited to Important Swiss Re Institute Meeting
May 15, 2018 by admin In a few weeks, IPTN CEO Sean McKelvey and Chief Science Office Jonathan Little will travel to Zurich, Switzerland...
Barb Reece
May 15, 20181 min read
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April 2018 Quarterly Newsletter
April 19, 2018 by Barb Reece 2018 is shaping up to be a productive and exciting year! At the IPTN, our focus is on teaching health...
Barb Reece
Apr 19, 20181 min read
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IPTN Hosts International Nutrition Experts – Recap
January 26th, 2017 was an exciting day for the IPTN. In collaboration with the UBC Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences and...
Barb Reece
Feb 7, 20173 min read
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What we think we know: The science behind the IPTN… and what we don’t know
Insulin was discovered in the early 1920’s and we have learned much over the years about its roles in obesity and type 2 diabetes,...
Barb Reece
Oct 24, 20162 min read
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