
"How to Fix a Broken Healthcare System" with Seth Berkowitz, Marshall Chin, and Mariana Socal, a classic Rapid Exchange, and more!
2026-1-06 | 48 mins.
Welcome to the latest episode (January 2026) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the January 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 3:40 In a special segment, Mike and Alice are joined by three speakers from the Diabetes Care Symposium "How to Fix a Broken Healthcare System," presented at the ADA Scientific Sessions last June. They're joined by Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Marshall Chin, MD, MPH, general internist at the University of Chicago, and Mariana Socal, MD, PhD, MPP, MSc, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. What's Keeping the U.S. From Better Population Health? doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0003 Improving Affordability of Pharmaceutical Treatments for Diabetes: A Call for Action doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0002 How to Fix a Broken Health Care System: Pathways to Maximize Health and Well-being for All doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0001 33:25 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the January 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: Snaith et al. Tirzepatide in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Phase 2 Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2379 Park et al. Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists, and Frailty Progression in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1031 Wilson, et al. Use of Teplizumab to Modulate Stage 2 Type 1 Diabetes in Two Individuals With Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome 1 doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1444 Li et al. Prediction of Weight Loss and Regain Based on Multiomic and Phenotypic Features: Results From a Calorie-Restricted Feeding Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0728 Von Conta et al. Advancing Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Inpatient Clinical Decision Support: Individual Algorithmic Mean Absolute Relative Difference doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1494 Lehmann et al. Listening to Hypoglycemia: Voice as a Biomarker for Detection of a Medical Emergency Using Machine Learning doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1680 To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.

Diana Sherifali & Megan Racey on type 2 diabetes remission, Vivian Fonseca on inadequately controlled t2d and hypercortisolism, and more!
2025-12-05 | 56 mins.
Welcome to episode no. 40 (December 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the December 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 4:10 Alice is joined by Diana T. Sherifali, PhD, BScN, Professor in the School of Nursing at McMaster University and lead of the McMaster Evidence Review & Synthesis Team (MERST), as well as Megan Racey, PhD, Senior Research Coordinator at MERST. Their article, "Type 2 Diabetes Remission: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Nonsurgical Randomized Controlled Trials," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0562 22:25 Mike speaks with Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the Tulane University School of Medicine. His article, "Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes and Hypercortisolism: Improved Glycemia With Mifepristone Treatment," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1055. 38:35 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the December 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: Becker et al. Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: Double Challenge for Diagnosis and Treatment doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1195 Sacre et al. Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes With Verapamil Compared With Other Calcium Channel Blockers doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1440 Wang et al. Response to Comment on Wang et al. Transition of BMI Status From Childhood to Adulthood and Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Midlife: A 36-Year Cohort Study. Diabetes Care 2025;48:2045–2053 doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0102 Hirsch et al. Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Benefit From Automated Insulin Delivery Irrespective of C-Peptide Level doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1125 Pop-Busui et al. Screening Natriuretic Peptide Levels Predicts Heart Failure and Death in Individuals With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Without Known Heart Failure doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1260 Fang et al. Risk of Acute Pancreatitis and Biliary Events After Initiation of Incretin-Based Medications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1840 To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.

Inês Barroso on undiagnosed G6PD deficiency in Black and Asian individuals, Kirsten Nørgaard on upper-limb complications in diabetes, and more!
2025-11-06 | 49 mins.
Welcome to episode no. 39 (November 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the November 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 3:00 Alice is joined by Inês Barroso, PhD, MSc, Professor of Diabetes at the University of Exeter Medical School. She is the senior author of the article "Undiagnosed G6PD Deficiency in Black and Asian Individuals Is Prevalent and Contributes to Health Inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis and Complications," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0556. 22:35 Mike speaks with Kirsten Nørgaard, MD, DMSc, a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Steno Diabetes Center at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She is the senior author of the article "Upper-Limb Complications in Diabetes: A Narrative Review," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0012. 34:40 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the November 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: Rossing et al. Effects of Semaglutide With or Without Concomitant Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A FLOW Trial Prespecified Secondary Analysis doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0472 Nash et al. Reimagining Acute Diabetes Care: Insights From the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0852 Pop-Busui et al. Differences in Prevalence and Incidence of Electrocardiogram Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Among Randomized Glucose-Lowering Treatments in Early Type 2 Diabetes: The Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) Cohort doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1087 Ayati et al. Quantifying Barriers to Diabetic Eye Screening: A Two-Center Study at the University of California doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0951 Agarwal et al. Impact of Baseline GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use on Albuminuria Reduction and Safety With Simultaneous Initiation of Finerenone and Empagliflozin in Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (CONFIDENCE Trial) doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1673 Applebaum et al. Risk Factors and Consequences of Lapses in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Care in a National Cohort doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1202 To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.

Carmella Evans-Molina on the heterogeneity of type 1 diabetes, Samuel Seidu with an observational study on older adults with type 2 & the risk of falls, and more!
2025-10-03 | 49 mins.
Welcome to episode no. 38 (October 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the October 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 2:11 Mike is joined by Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD, the Eli Lilly Professor of Pediatric Diabetes at Indiana University, where she is Director of the Indiana Diabetes Research Center. She is first author on the article "The Heterogeneity of Type 1 Diabetes: Implications for Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment—2024 Diabetes, Diabetes Care, and Diabetologia Expert Forum," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0013. 18:15 Alice speaks with Professor Samuel Seidu from the Diabetes Research Centre at the University of Leicester in the U.K. His article, "Glucose Control, Sulfonylureas, and Insulin Treatment in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Risk of Falls and Fractures: An Observational Study," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0517. 35:45 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the October 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: Chen et al. Stroke Incidence Evolution in People With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance: A 34-Year Follow-up of the Da Qing Diabetes Study doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2675 Thapa et al. Clinical and Demographic Characteristics Associated With Diabetes Remission in Six Integrated Health Care Systems: A Retrospective Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0530 Hong et al. Differential Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and SGLT2 Inhibitors on Lower-Extremity Amputation Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0292 Ljungberg et al. Risk of Phimosis Associated With SGLT2i Versus GLP-1RA: A Danish Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0693 Larsson et al. Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy During and After Pregnancy—A Nationwide Matched-Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0758 Zaharieva et al. Physical Activity Is Associated With Improved Glycemic Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: 4T Exercise Program doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0765 To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.

Yu Mi Kang on the PCSK9 inhibitor Evolocumab & the FOURIER Trial, Neda Rasouli with insights on semaglutide in symptomatic peripheral artery disease & the STRIDE Trial, and more!
2025-9-05 | 42 mins.
Welcome to episode no. 35 (September 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the September 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 3:05 Alice is joined by Yu Mi Kang, MD, PhD, endocrinologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and instructor at Harvard University in Boston. The discuss her article, "Cardiovascular Outcomes and Efficacy of the PCSK9 Inhibitor Evolocumab in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes: Insights From the FOURIER Trial," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0942. 14:10 Mike speaks with Neda Rasouli, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Anschutz Medical Campus. She shares insights from her article, "Benefit of Semaglutide in Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease by Baseline Type 2 Diabetes Characteristics: Insights From STRIDE, a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1082. 27:20 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the September 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: Templeman et al. Contrasting Adult and Pediatric Populations in a Cohort of At-Risk Relatives in The T1D TrialNet Pathway to Prevention Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0192 Yau et al. Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2811 Turner et al. Use of the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System Activity Feature Reduces Insulin Delivery and Attenuates the Drop in Glycemia Associated With Exercise in a Randomized Controlled Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0141 Gordon et al. Diabetes in Pregnancy and School-Age Developmental Outcomes for Offspring: A Statewide Retrospective Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0678 Witkowski et al. Predictors of Diabetes Outcomes at 1 Year After Islet Autotransplantation: Data From a Multicenter Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0620 Maagensen et al. Effect of SGLT2 Inhibition on Glucosuria During a Hyperglycemic Clamp in HNF1A-MODY (MODY3) and Type 2 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0737 To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.



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