Understanding Diabetes: Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment
November 15, 2025—9:00 AM to Noon ET
Diabetes is not as deadly as heart disease. For many, it’s not as frightening as cancer or some of the other top causes of death. And yet, in some ways, diabetes is more concerning than either of those dreaded diseases: the global prevalence is rising at an alarming rate, and it is already the most expensive chronic disease in the US. So, what are we doing about it? And what steps can you take to control the risk factors?
Join us on Saturday, November 15, at 9 a.m. (ET) for a comprehensive three-hour exploration of diabetes. The session will be led by Dr. Adriana Cortés, Dr. Daniel Chen, and Robby Barbaro, cofounder of the Mastering Diabetes personalized coaching program.
Class Sections
Our medical team will cover the practical steps you can take to support the healthiest outcomes possible, and answer any burning questions you have about diabetes.
Discover the truth about diabetes.
How exactly does it develop in the body? What behaviors support insulin sensitivity? How do carbohydrates and fats contribute to the disease’s development?
Understand the root causes.
How can you use diet, other lifestyle factors, and the wider environment to reduce your chances of developing not only diabetes but also prediabetes?
Explore cultural differences.
Why is diabetes less common in some cultures than others? What can we learn from places where incidence rates are lower?
Evaluate treatment options.
What are the current preferred medical treatments for diabetes, and how effective are they? How can you treat diabetes with lifestyle instead?
Meet Your Medical Team for the Diabetes Webinar
Adriana Cortés, MD, MIPH
Adriana Cortés, MD, MIPH is a passionate and proud mother of two children. After working in medical research at the University of Sydney in Australia, she found her true passion in nutrition when she faced her mother's degenerative arthritis. Dr. Cortés is a graduate of the CNS and eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate program. After completing this certificate course, she has dedicated her career to educating Spanish speakers in Latin America about the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. As part of this effort, she became the official Spanish translator for the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies website. Visit her website bienplantado.com and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Daniel L. Chen, MD, FACP, DipABLM
Daniel Chen, MD, FACP, DipABLM, is double board-certified in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine. He is a primary care clinician practicing in Spanish and English at Esperanza Health Center in North Philadelphia. Dr. Chen trained at Jefferson Medical College (now Sidney Kimmel) and completed his internship and residency at Temple University Hospital. A second-generation Chinese-American born and raised in Southern California, he has found immense joy in connecting what he does in his own kitchen to everyone around him through a plant-based and culturally connected approach to food that’s both delicious and nutritious. He leads a continually expanding initiative that is implementing a multidisciplinary, interactive model using food, movement, and behavioral health to support positive lifestyle changes for patients and work toward health justice; for this work, he was awarded the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers Apex award for Innovation in 2024. He has been an invited speaker, a podcast guest, and a workshop presenter, and he contributes to the Medical Advisory Board at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. He is also cochair of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Health Equity Achieved through Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) Initiative. He and his wife, Charlene, also a physician, are living out the adventure of raising their two school-aged children plant-strong.
Robby Barbaro, MPH
Robby Barbaro, MPH, is an internationally recognized diabetes expert and New York Times best-selling coauthor of Mastering Diabetes. He has helped countless people reverse insulin resistance and regain full control of their metabolic health. Robby earned a master’s degree in public health from American Public University in 2019 and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Florida in 2011. He has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2000. His current A1c is 5.5% and he has a time-in-range above 90% while maintaining an active lifestyle. Robby is a three-time Ironman triathlete, with a top performance of 11 hours and 6 minutes.
Register
By the end of this session, you’ll have a more thorough understanding of diabetes and a set of evidence-based strategies for eliminating risk. All those who register will receive the replay link a week after the event.