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Last published 2026
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Joseph Henske

Professor

Also affiliated: Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2026)

Faculty Researcher

Internal Med, College of Medicine

8 h-index 23 pubs 640 cited

  • Self-Management
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Exercise
  • Diet, Healthy
  • Glycated Hemoglobin
  • Rural Population
  • Family
  • Hypoglycemic Agents

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Joseph Henske, M.D., directs the diabetes program at UAMS Health and is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. His clinical and research interests encompass type 1 and type 2 diabetes management, with a focus on the role of exercise, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitoring systems. Henske has also been involved in research examining family-based diabetes self-management education models, particularly in diverse populations such as Marshallese communities and rural Arkansas residents.

His personal experience with type 1 diabetes since age 15 informs his advocacy for diabetes awareness, improved access to medications and technologies, and research aimed at better prevention, treatment, and cures for the disease. Henske is also committed to medical education, teaching resident physicians and endocrinology fellows at UAMS. He has actively fundraised for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and is a dedicated runner, having completed multiple marathons.

Research Overview

Joseph Henske, M.D., is the director of the diabetes program at UAMS Health. Before joining UAMS in 2019, he worked in full-time clinical practice and served as the department chair of endocrinology for DuPage Medical Group in Chicago, IL. He is involved in the teaching and training of resident physicians and endocrinology fellows at UAMS, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Henske has been an active fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Henske has a number of areas of expertise within the Endocrinology field. These include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, Diabetes management with exercise, insulin pumps, closed-look insulin pump systems, and continuous glucose monitoring systems. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes himself at the age of 15, Henske has committed his life to helping others with diabetes better manage their disease and live life to the fullest. He is an advocate for diabetes awareness, helping improve access to medications and technologies for patients, and has been involved in research to one day find better ways to prevent, treat, and cure this disease. He has had a lifelong passion for running including having completed 13 marathons and encourages his patients to include exercise as a key component in the treatment of their diabetes. Outside the clinic he enjoys spending time with his wife Lauren, a Little Rock native, and their six young children.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 23
  • Citations: 640

Selected Publications

  • Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke (2026)
    New England Journal of Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Rural–Urban Differences in Use of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Arkansas, 2015–2019 (2026)
    Diabetes Obesity and Cardiometabolic CARE DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparative effectiveness of telehealth-delivered family and standard models of diabetes self-management education and support for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2025)
    Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice DOI OpenAlex
  • Approach to the Patient: Type 1 Diabetes Management With Exercise—Prepare, Perform, Stabilize, and Study (2025)
    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Are Regular Aerobic Exercisers With Type 1 Diabetes Following Current Physical Activity Self-Management Guidelines? Insights From an Online Survey (2025)
    Clinical Diabetes 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • MON-096 Swollen Painful Orbit and Brain Lesion as Presenting Symptoms in IgG4-related Hypophysitis Resulting in Central Diabetes (2024)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Utilization of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Among Medicare Beneficiaries Newly Diagnosed With Diabetes in Arkansas, 12 Months Postdiagnosis (2015-2018) (2024)
    The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 8358 A Diagnostic Challenge: Occult Paraganglioma Misdiagnosed as Pheochromocytoma Leading to Unnecessary Adrenalectomy (2024)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol (2024)
    Contemporary Clinical Trials DOI OpenAlex
  • EMBARK: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Three Approaches to Reducing Diabetes Distress and Improving HbA1c in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes (2024)
    Diabetes Care 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Healthy food delivery for type 2 diabetes management in rural clinics' patients: A comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial protocol (2024)
    Contemporary Clinical Trials 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • THU281 Real-World Survey Of Adherence To Guidelines Regarding Type 1 Diabetes And Aerobic Exercise (2023)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • SAT173 Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome: A Rare Diagnosis With Unique Features (2023)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023)
    Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations (2022)
    Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

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  • Home Food Delivery for Diabetes Management in Patients of Rural Clinics NIH/Nat. Inst. of Nursing Research Principal Investigator

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