Suzanne Strowig, MSN

Faculty Associate
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

suzanne.strowig@utsouthwestern.edu

Biography

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Wisconsin Eau Claire in 1976; Master of Science in Nursing from University of Texas Arlington in 1984; Coordinator Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) 1983 1993; Coordinator Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and its Complications (EDIC) 1993 to present; Editorial Board Clinical Diabetes 1983-1988 and Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 1992 to present; current position: Faculty Associate in Department of Internal Medicine; Consultant to University Diabetes Treatment Center at Parkland Memorial Hospital; Certified Diabetes Educator 1989 to present; Licensed for Advanced Practice Clinical Nurse Specialist; Research interests: Intensive diabetes management, treatment compliance. Member of the American Diabetes Association

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of Texas at Arlington, Nursing (1984)
UndergraduateUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Nursing (1976)

Research Interests

Diabetes
Diabetic Complications
Intensive Diabetes Therapy
Treatment Adherence

Publications

Featured
Improved glycemic control in intensively treated type 1 diabetic patients using blood glucose meters with storage capability and computer assisted analyses

Strowig S, and Raskin P , Diabetes Care , 1998; (21):1694-1698

Featured
Initiation and management of insulin pump therapy

Strowig SM , Diabetes Educator , 1993; (19):1-18

Featured
Glycemic control and diabetic complications

Strowig S and Raskin P , Diabetes Care , 1992; (15):1126-1140

Featured
Patient Education: A model for autonomous decision-making and deliberate action in diabetes and self-management

Strowig SM, , Medical Clinics of North America , 1983; (1(17)):1293-1308

Insulin infusion pump therapy

Strowig S , Intensive Diabetes Management , Spring 2009; (4th Edition)

Pioglitazone for Type 1

Strowig SM , Diabetes Self-Management , Spring 2008; (25):69-70

The effect of rosiglitazone on overweight subjects with type 1 diabetes

Strowig SM, Raskin P , Diabetes Care , Spring 2006; (29):747

Combination therapy using metformin or thiazolidinedines and insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

Strowig SM, Raskin P , Diabetes, Obesity, & Metabolism , Fall 2005; (7):633-641

The Effect of Rosiglitazone on Overweight Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes

Strowig SM, Raskin P , Diabetes Care , Fall 2005; (28):1562-1567

Honors/Awards

Charles Best Medal to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trials

(1994)

Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society

(1986)

Summa Cum Laude

(1976)

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

(1975)

Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society

(1973)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Diabetes Association