Michael Fornaris
Clinical Nutrition Manager with the Department of Veteran Affairs
Expertise: Nutrition
Highlights, Experience & Education
Michael is a registered dietitian and diabetes educator currently working in outpatient nutrition counseling for a large hospital system. He specializes in weight management, diabetes control, prediabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
Experience
Michael is a clinical dietitian with the Department of Veteran Affairs. In this position, my primary role is providing outpatient nutrition counseling to veterans who are interested in weight loss and chronic disease management. In addition, I also precept dietetic interns, work on occasional process improvement projects, and conduct nutrition assessments for inpatient veterans on weekends.
Education
Michael graduated from the University of Illinois Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. The strong science curriculum and focus on critical thinking formed the backbone of the clinical skills I use today.
Michael Fornaris Articles
Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Treatment
Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health […]
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: What’s The Link?
The vast majority of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. The rates […]
Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Complication That Should Never Be Ignored
Diabetes can be a difficult disease to deal with. It requires regular blood sugar checks, […]
The Ultimate Guide to Insulin
Insulin can be a confusing term. Is it a medication? Something produced by the body? […]
PCOS and Diabetes: What to Know
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormone disorder that is closely linked to diabetes. PCOS […]
Pancreatitis Diet: Best Foods to Eat and Which to Avoid
The Pancreas is an organ that sits behind the stomach and plays an important role […]
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Causes, Symptoms, Treatments
Diabetes is a disease with many complications, but few are more serious than diabetic ketoacidosis […]
Metformin: A Guide
When it comes to treating type 2 diabetes, there is no medicine more widely used […]
