Joseph Henske

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Internal Med, College of Medicine

2 h-index 11 pubs 14 cited

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Joseph Henske is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he directs the diabetes program. His clinical expertise encompasses type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes management through exercise, insulin pumps, closed-loop insulin systems, and continuous glucose monitoring. Henske's personal experience with type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at age 15, informs his commitment to improving diabetes care and advocating for access to medications and technologies. He is also involved in research aimed at finding better methods for preventing, treating, and curing diabetes. Henske contributes to the education of resident physicians and endocrinology fellows at UAMS in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has also been an active fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and has completed 13 marathons. His publications include work on physical activity guidelines for individuals with type 1 diabetes and the effectiveness of telehealth-delivered diabetes self-management education.

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.

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h-index: 2
Publications: 11
Citations: 14

Selected Publications

Comparative effectiveness of telehealth-delivered family and standard models of diabetes self-management education and support for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2025) DOI
Approach to the Patient: Type 1 Diabetes Management With Exercise—Prepare, Perform, Stabilize, and Study (2025) DOI
Are Regular Aerobic Exercisers With Type 1 Diabetes Following Current Physical Activity Self-Management Guidelines? Insights From an Online Survey (2025) DOI
MON-096 Swollen Painful Orbit and Brain Lesion as Presenting Symptoms in IgG4-related Hypophysitis Resulting in Central Diabetes (2024) DOI
Healthy food delivery for type 2 diabetes management in rural clinics' patients: A comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial protocol (2024) DOI
Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023) DOI
Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations (2022) DOI