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A podcast all about Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Health. Join Dr. Brendan Byrne as we explore the latest research, information and news.
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- 2 days ago47 min
Can You Reverse Prediabetes? Yes. | LifestyleRx
About the EpisodeIn honour of our delayed summer break, we have reposted one of our favourite conversations. Prediabetes can sound like a small warning, but Dr. Brendan Byrne explains that it is the first sign your body can no longer keep blood sugar in check, and that it can be reversed. In this episode, Dr. Byrne covers why some people go on to develop type 2 diabetes, how extra fat in the liver and pancreas drives insulin resistance, and why food, movement, sleep, and stress all matter. You will also hear the first steps to take after a diagnosis, and why one in three Canadians has prediabetes while most do not know it.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 125 | The Path Podcast
- 1 weeks ago36 min
Low Carb vs Keto for Type 2 Diabetes | Jess Pirnak
About the EpisodeIn honour of our delayed summer break, we have reposted one of our favourite conversations. Low carb and keto can lower blood sugar, but they also cut out foods your body benefits from. Dietitian Jess Pirnak explains green, yellow, and red light carbs, why chickpeas and lentils still work, and how a glucose monitor can show what your own body handles. You will also hear how to ease into beans without the gas and why LDL cholesterol needs a personal look.About the GuestJess Pirnak, RD, is the lead dietitian at LifestyleRx and a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. Jess is also the in-house dietitian advisor for Celiac BC and runs a private practice focused on gut health, celiac disease, and plant-based diets.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 124 | The Path Podcast
- 2 weeks ago47 min
PCOS Treatment: Where to Start | Dr. Alyse Goldberg
Note: This episode was recorded before the May 2026 name change from PCOS to PMOS, so the original terminology is still used throughout the episode. About the EpisodePCOS is one of the most common hormone conditions in women of reproductive age, yet its name points to a problem that isn’t really the main story. Endocrinologist Dr. Alyse Goldberg explains how insulin, testosterone, and ovulation signals feed each other, how PCOS is diagnosed, and where lifestyle, metformin, the birth control pill, and GLP-1 medications fit. You will also hear why preventing weight gain helps, and why a PCOS diagnosis is a chance to act early, not a failure.About the GuestDr. Alyse Goldberg is an endocrinologist in Toronto who consults at fertility clinics and works in the gestational diabetes clinic at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She trained at the University of Toronto and completed a reproductive endocrinology fellowship at Women’s College Hospital. She is a member of the International PCOS Network and an author on the 2023 international evidence-based guidelines for PCOS.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 123 | The Path Podcast
- 3 weeks ago45 min
Osteoarthritis Isn’t Wear and Tear | Dr. Maziar Badii
About the EpisodeFor years, osteoarthritis was blamed on simple wear and tear, but new research points to inflammation and metabolic health as major drivers of joint pain. Dr. Maziar Badii explains how osteoarthritis is diagnosed, why weight loss and food choices can ease joint pain, and why exercise, even running, is rarely off limits. You will also hear how treatment works, from creams and pills to injections and joint replacement.About the GuestDr. Maziar Badii is a rheumatologist in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of British Columbia, with a cross appointment in Radiology. He has practiced rheumatology for 25 years, is a past president of the Northwest Rheumatism Society, and received the 2023 Polaris Award for Innovation in Rheumatology.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 122 | The Path Podcast
- Oct 15, 20261h 21m
Muscle Loss & Type 2 Diabetes | Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky
About the EpisodeAs part of our late summer break, we're revisiting one of our favorite conversations from The Path archive. Most of us lose muscle as we age, and the tiny engines inside our cells, called mitochondria, get weaker too, which feeds insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. In this episode, Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky explains how exercise, protein, and colorful foods help protect both, and why strength and endurance training each matter. He also shares how to check supplement claims, including a protein blend from his own company.About the GuestDr. Mark Tarnopolsky is a Professor and Division Head of Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Disorders in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. He has published over 500 scientific and medical articles and is a world leader in exercise and nutrition therapy for older adults and people with muscle and mitochondrial disease. He is also a former international-level endurance athlete who still trains seven days a week.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 121 | The Path Podcast
- Oct 8, 202638 min
Fatty Liver: Diabetes Warning | Dr. Alnoor Ramji
About the EpisodeYou can develop serious liver scarring without ever drinking alcohol. Liver specialist Dr. Alnoor Ramji explains why fat in the liver deserves attention, how it connects to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and which simple yearly blood test can flag liver damage early. You'll also learn which food and activity changes help, and why the liver has a strong ability to heal.About the GuestDr. Alnoor Ramji is a liver specialist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, practicing at St. Paul's Hospital. He co-founded the Canadian MASLD Network (CanMASLD) and co-authored the MASLD chapter of the Diabetes Canada guidelines.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 120 | The Path Podcast
- Oct 1, 202659 min
Why You Should Eat Protein First | Dr. Jim Johnson
About the EpisodeType 2 diabetes does not start when blood sugar rises. It starts years earlier, in the small cells of the pancreas that make insulin. Dr. Brendan Byrne talks with diabetes researcher Dr. Jim Johnson about whether too much insulin can come before insulin resistance, why many of these cells are tired rather than gone, and how rest, food choices, and exercise may help them recover.About the GuestDr. Jim Johnson is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he directs the Laboratory of Molecular Signalling in Diabetes. He has studied the insulin-making beta cell for about 25 years and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Islets.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 119 | The Path Podcast
- Sep 24, 202645 min
Autoimmune Diabetes: The Next Decade | Dr. Tom Elliott
About the EpisodeSome people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have a slow, autoimmune form of diabetes called LADA, where the immune system attacks the cells that make insulin. Dr. Brendan Byrne and endocrinologist Dr. Tom Elliott explain how antibody testing works, what the newly approved drug teplizumab can and can't do, and why very low doses of Ozempic may help protect insulin-making cells. They also look ahead at the treatments that could arrive in the next five to ten years.About the GuestDr. Tom Elliott is an endocrinologist at Vancouver General Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, where he has been on faculty since 1992. He founded BC Diabetes in 2007, has authored 93 scientific papers, and leads research on early intervention in type 1 diabetes and diabetes technology. He also works alongside the LifestyleRx team and shares patients with the program.About The Path PodcastThe Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.caEpisode 118 | The Path Podcast
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