Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES
Articles by Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES

Diabetes Dialogue: SELECT, Semaglutide, & the Future of Incretin Therapies, with A. Michael Lincoff, MD
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts are joined by co-chair of the SELECT steering committee A. Michael Lincoff, MD, to discuss results, potential explanations for cardiovascular benefit beyond weight reduction, FLOW trial implications, and the future of incretin therapies.

Diabetes Dialogue: Understanding MARD, Comparing Popular CGM Sensors
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Hosts breakdown a pair of recent publications related to better understanding the strengths and limitations of MARD as well as a study comparing the Dexcom G7 and FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors.

Diabetes Dialogue: ATTD 2024 Preview
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Hosts break down their favorite sessions at the upcoming 17th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes.

Diabetes Dialogue: Time in Range, CGM Metrics for Predicting Outcomes in Diabetes
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Viral Shah, MD, joins Diabetes Dialogue to discuss a recent study examining associations between time in range and other advanced CGM metrics with diabetic retinopathy and the implications for use in predicting other microvascular outcomes.

Diabetes Dialogue: Tirzepatide in Type 1 Diabetes, with Viral Shah, MD
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Viral Shah, MD, of Indiana University, joins Diabetes Dialogue to discuss a recent proof-of-concept study examining use of tirzepatide in type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Dialogue: Diabetes Technology Updates in January 2024
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts discuss recent news and updates in diabetes technology from Abbott, Dexcom, and Medtronic in the first half of January 2024.

Diabetes Dialogue: Updates in Management of Hypercortisolism in Type 2 Diabetes
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts sit down with Ralph DeFronzo, MD, for a discussion on how advances in management have transformed the diagnosis and management of hypercortisolism among people with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Dialogue: Latest Updates on Diabetes Management in Pregnancy
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts breakdown as pair of recent studies examining management of diabetes during pregnancy.

Diabetes Dialogue: Baricitinib & the Potential Disease-Modifying Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Hosts discuss a recent study on baricitinib in type 1 diabetes, how these results compare to other data in this arena, and what all of these studies mean for future of type 1 diabetes management.

Diabetes Dialogue: 2023 Top Episodes Recap
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES To celebrate the end of 2023, hosts recap the top 10 episodes of the past year and offer perspective on how the news discussed in these episodes has shaped the future of diabetes management.

Diabetes Dialogue: Key Updates in ADA Standards of Care—2024
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Hosts discuss what they consider the most significant or relevant updates in the ADA's Standards of Care—2024, with a focus on new recommendations for glycemic management, bone health, immunizations, and weight management.

Diabetes Dialogue: Diabetes Technology Updates and Standards of Care—2024
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES This episode features a discussion on a pair of AID system integrations with the Dexcom G7 CGM system as well as important updates in the diabetes technology portion from the ADA's Standards of Care—2024.

Diabetes Dialogue: SELECT Proves Semaglutide 2.4 mg CV Benefit at AHA 2023
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts take a deep dive into the study’s results, including secondary endpoints, and what it means for the care of patients with overweight or obesity and preexisting cardiovascular disease in real-world settings.

Diabetes Dialogue: Automated Insulin Delivery News in October 2023
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts discuss the FDA clearance of the Omnipod 5 App for iPhones and a pair of studies examining use of automated insulin delivery systems.

Diabetes Dialogue: SURMOUNT-3 and -4 Inform Use of Tirzepatide in Obesity
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts discuss the results of SURMOUNT-3 and SURMOUNT-4 as well as how it might help inform use of tirzepatide if approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for chronic weight management.

Diabetes Dialogue: PROTECT Data and Teplizumab in Newly Diagnosed T1D
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts discuss data from the PROTECT trial, which examined the effects of teplizumab on beta-cell function in patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Dialogue: Accu-Chek Solo and Abbott Acquiring Bigfoot Biomedical
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, provide a breakdown of the latest news in diabetes management, including FDA clearance of a new insulin pump and a major acquisition within the diabetes world.

Diabetes Dialogue: Making Sense of Semaglutide in Type 1 Diabetes
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts sit down for a discussion around a recent NEJM report assessing the effects of semaglutide use in people with type 1 diabetes, including the implications of the findings and their real-world experiences with GLP-1 use in people with type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Dialogue: Tandem Mobi and Welldoc's BlueStar Platform
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts discuss their experience interacting with the Tandem Mobi pump from the ADCES 2023 meeting and offer perspective on what the Welldoc clearances mean for people with diabetes and care providers.

Diabetes Dialogue: Addressing Health Disparities with Diabetes Technology, with Etty Vider, PharmD
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES During this episode, hosts are joined by Etty Vider, PharmD, for a nuanced discussion surrounding leveraging diabetes technology to improve care for people with diabetes, including exploring strategies for improving the utilization of diabetes technology, the role of primary care in adoption of these technologies, and how improved uptake correlates to improved outcomes.

Diabetes Dialogue: What Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Mean for Diabetes
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this special edition episode, hosts break down what the announcement of the 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act means for providers and people with diabetes.

Diabetes Dialogue: STEP-HFpEF Reaction
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Less than 2 weeks after the release of their SELECT reaction podcast, hosts Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, sit down for a special edition episode of Diabetes Dialogue to discuss STEP-HFpEF data and the implications for semaglutide 2.4 mg.

Diabetes Dialogue: The Role of Nutrition in Diabetes Management, with Dawn Noe, RDN, LD
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, Isaacs and Bellini sit down with Dawn Noe, RDN, LD, for a discussion surrounding her journey into diabetes care, the importance of individualizing nutrition in diabetes management, and the sessions she led and moderated at ADCES 2023.

Diabetes Dialogue: ADCES 2023 Recap
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, which is the first of multiple special edition ADCES 2023 episodes, hosts hold an overarching discussion of the meeting itself and major themes from the ADCES's 50th anniversary celebration.

Diabetes Dialogue: Implications of SELECT Trial and Brenzavvy on Cost Plus Drugs
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES In this episode, hosts take time to break down the implications of two, potentially paradigm-shifting news in the announcement of the addition of bexagliflozin to the Cost Plus Drugs platform and topline data from the landmark SELECT trial.

Diabetes Dialogue: ADA 2023 Recap
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES After a whirlwind conference packed with special episodes and late-breaking data, hosts Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, sit down to discuss their top takeaways from ADA 2023.

Beyond Glucose Control - The Expanding Role of Incretins in Diabetes and Obesity Management
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES,Juan Pablo Frias, MD In this MEDcast episode, Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, interview Dr Juan Frias to explore the mechanism of GLP-1 and GIP agonists in diabetes and weight management and examine key findings from clinical trials for the latest GLP-1/GIP dual agonist.

Beyond Glucose Control: The Expanding Role of Incretins in Diabetes and Obesity Management
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES,Juan Pablo Frias, MD In this MEDcast episode, Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, interview Dr Juan Frias to explore the mechanism of GLP-1 and GIP agonists in diabetes and weight management and examine key findings from clinical trials for the latest GLP-1/GIP dual agonist.

Diabetes Dialogue: Latest News in Insulin Delivery, with Gary Scheiner, MS
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES Hosts are joined by Gary Scheiner, MS, of Integrated Diabetes Services, to discuss the latest developments in diabetes technology from the floor of the 83rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

Diabetes Dialogue: Embracing Diabetes Tech and Social Media as a Clinician, with David Ahn, MD
ByDiana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES David Ahn, MD, joins our hosts for a discussion on overcoming barriers with diabetes technology and offers perspective on his experience leveraging social media platforms to disseminate information as a clinician.