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Diabetes & Insulin Resistance
Guidance on type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, A1c, insulin resistance, continuous glucose monitoring, and glucose control.
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From PCOS to PMOS: Why This Name Change Matters
The condition long known as PCOS has officially been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, or PMOS, reflecting what many metabolic-health clinicians have known for years. For decades, women…
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Debunking Low Carb: Myths vs Facts
A ketogenic diet is high in fat and very low in carbohydrates. Here we will address the 12 most common anti-keto claims found in the media. While…
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Precision Metabolic Care is Changing What’s Possible in Chronic Disease
February, 2026 – TOWARD Health physician Dr. Laura Buchanan, MD, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Healthcare titled Psychological Aspects and Implications of Food Addiction and…
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54% Type 2 Diabetes Remission at One Year
Presentation Authors: Laura Buchanan, MD; Matthew Calkins, MD; Camden Richardson, MD; Amy Eiges; Brian Wiley; Tia Reid; Vic Basmadjian; Tro Kalayjian, DO The TOWARD Health team was excited…
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CGM Recall Update and What It Means for You
What the Latest CGM Recall Means for Patients and Why Continuous Glucose Monitors Are Still Valuable Continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs, have transformed how people manage their blood…
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How One Simple Tool Helped Shed 69 Pounds and Could Help You Too
A recent Woman’s World feature, Struggling With Belly Fat? Over-The-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitors Can Help, highlights how Suzy Demeester lost 69 pounds and transformed her health with the…
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Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction for Type 1 Diabetes:
A Call to ActionOn the final day of Diabetes Awareness Month, I am proud to announce that the SMHP™, with a team of 15 authors, has released its position statement on…
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Member Spotlight: Scott
First name: Scott Age (optional): 53 Where do you live? Delaware Profession? Professor of Interpersonal Communication at University of Delaware Diet/weight history? Max weight 300+, been dieting since I…
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Amy’s Corner: Diabetes is Personal
It is mid-October as I sit down to write this, which used to be my favorite time of year, but fifteen years ago, on October 20, I lost…
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Meagan Hawkes: A Remarkable Transformation
In 2017, Meagan faced a life-altering moment: diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and weighed 300 pounds. She decided to quit sugar on the spot, kickstarting a journey that…
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Member Spotlight: Aubrey
First name: Aubrey Age: 46 Where do you live? Royal Palm Beach, Florida Profession: Stay at home mom and homeschooler. (I was a teacher/Christian educator…
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New Quality of life Study
A new paper recently co-authored by Dr. Laura Buchanan, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss, demonstrates improvement in A1C and weight…
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CGMs, Group Medical Visits, and Food Addiction Symptoms: Pilot Study
Author: Brian Wiley Medically reviewed by Tro Kalayjian, DO Updated and medically reviewed August 28, 2026 A 2026 pilot mixed-methods study by David J. Johnson, Laura A. Buchanan,…
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8 lessons after reviewing 10,000 CGMs
Over the past several years I have focused on empowering patients both with education and real-time biofeedback. In our office, we have embraced the use of remote monitoring,…
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Pre-diabetes is a lie…
I have a serious problem with the term “pre-diabetes.” The prefix “pre” is used to describe what comes before something. In reality, “pre”-diabetes is actually AFTER or “post”…
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Five years of Type 2 and
Obesity reversal, more to comeFive years ago today, I realized I could no longer practice medicine as it existed. At that time, private practice was still the most common type of employment…
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Member Spotlight: Beth
First name: Beth Age: 49 Where do you live? Charlotte, North Carolina Profession: Was in dentistry 16 years and now have gone into commercial banking as of July…
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Member Spotlight: Lauren
First name: Lauren Age: 35 Where do you live? Niskayuna, NY Profession? CPA Diet/weight history? I’ve always loved food and have had an appetite. I was never skinny,…
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Member Spotlight: Bob H
Name: Bob Age: 55 Where do you live? Ellicott City, Maryland Profession: I worked as a writer early on after college. In graduate school, I had some severe…
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New Study: Case Series Showing Diabetes Can be Reversed by Keto & IF
Medically reviewed by Tro Kalayjian, DO Updated and medically reviewed August 28, 2026 A case series recently co-authored by Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, suggests diabetes can be reversed…
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