Diabetes Care "On Air"

In this special crossover episode, recorded live at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, the hosts of the ADA's professional podcasts—DOC Updates, Diabetes Care "On Air", DiabetesBio, and The Points of CARE—come together to discuss key highlights and groundbreaking research presented at the 2026 meeting.
They share expert insights across the bench-to-bedside spectrum, including basic science, clinical research, and the latest in diabetes care and education. Tune in for thoughtful reflections on what this year's findings mean for clinical practice and future research.
Available now across all ADA professional podcast channels.
Featured Podcasts:
DOC Updates – ADA's podcast for primary care

Diabetes Care "On Air" – From ADA's clinical research journal, Diabetes Care

DiabetesBio – From ADA's flagship research journal, Diabetes

The Points of CARE - The official podcast of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE

Join the Discussion with:
Alice Cheng, MD – Co-host of Diabetes Care "On Air"

Kirk Habegger, PhD – Co-host of DiabetesBio

Michael Rickels, MD, MS – Co-host of Diabetes Care "On Air"

Neil Skolnik, MD – Co-host of DOC Updates and Diabetes Day by Day

Kevin Williams, PhD – Co-host of DiabetesBio

Richard Beaser, MD – Co-host of The Points of CARE

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Welcome to the latest episode (July 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 July 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
5:10 Mike welcomes Connie M. Rhee, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Chief of Nephrology at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. She is senior author of the article "Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Mortality Risk Among U.S. Veterans Receiving Dialysis With Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0004.
17:00 Alice is joined by Aaron W. Michels, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz. He is senior author of the article "Differences in Clinical Manifestations and Islet Autoantibodies by Age in Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2660.
28:20 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the July 2026 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
Templeman et al. Accounting for Age-Related Increases in HbA1c More Accurately Quantifies Risk of Type 1 Diabetes Progression in Islet Autoantibody–Positive Adults doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0446

Luk et al. Precision Medicine to Redefine Insulin Secretion and Monogenic Diabetes (PRISM): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Chinese Patients With Young-Onset Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0114

Weber et al. Low-Dose Antithymocyte Globulin in Type 1 Diabetes: Real-World Exploratory Observation of C-Peptide by Modified Quantitative Response (mQR) doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0223

Maagensen et al. Empagliflozin in HNF1A-MODY (MODY3): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2572

Delaney et al. Reduced Prevalence of Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia Over Two Decades in Population-Based Samples of Youth With Type 1 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0044

Tall et al. COVID-19 Vaccinations, SARS-CoV-2 Infections, and Type 1 Diabetes in Finnish Children doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2913

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.

Welcome to the latest episode (June 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 June 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
9:15 Alice welcomes Lutz Heinemann, PhD, an engineer and biologist who has spent decades in the field of diabetes technology. He is coauthor on a new impactful position statement, "Challenges in and Opportunities for Individualizing Diabetes Technology: A Position Statement by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Technology Working Group," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci26-0018.
29:10 Mike introduces Kathleen Dungan, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She is first author on the article "Hyperglycemia During Acute Pancreatitis and Progression to Early-Onset Diabetes After Recovery: Preliminary Findings From the Diabetes Related to Acute Pancreatitis and Its Mechanisms (DREAM) Study," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2885.
39:25 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the June 2026 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
Parente et al. Waist-to-Height Ratio Is Associated With the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Type 1 Diabetes: A 19-Year Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2811

Rosen Vollmar et al. Early Pregnancy Central Obesity and Risk of Prenatal and Postpartum Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2812

Hitt et al. Insulin Hypersecretion and Increased Ectopic Fat in South Asian American Adolescents and Young Adults Compared With White and African American Peers: The CHARISMA Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2976

Chong et al. Dose–Response Associations of Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity Micropatterns and Incident Type 2 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-3018

Leohr et al. Ultra-Rapid Lispro Has an Improved Pharmacokinetic Profile for Exercise Compared With Lispro, Resulting in Less Exercise-Associated Hypoglycemia in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes on Open-Loop Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2294

Toki et al. Seasonal BMI Amplitude and Risk of Kidney Function Decline in Japanese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (JDDM 82) doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0082

Bergenstal et al. Comparison of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring Profiles of Four Glucose-Lowering Medications in the GRADE Randomized Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-3055

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.

Welcome to the latest episode (May 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 May 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
4:45 Alice welcomes Naveed Sattar, MBChB, PhD, Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He is a co-author on the article "Why Early, Large-scale Weight Loss Is the Future of Type 2 Diabetes Care," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0069.
30:05 Mike speaks with ​​Laurent Azoulay, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is senior author on the article "Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2577.
36:15 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the May 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
Ganeshalingam et al. Semaglutide Effects on Insulin Sensitivity and β-Cell Function in Patients With Schizophrenia, Prediabetes, and Obesity Treated With Second-Generation Antipsychotics: Findings From the HISTORI Trial, a 30-Week Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial With Semaglutide 1.0 mg Weekly doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2041

Mital et al. Everyone or Just Some? Cost-Effectiveness of General Population Versus Targeted Screening Strategies for Type 1 Diabetes in Canada doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2248

Weiskorn et al. Hypercholesterolemia and Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Do We Implement Current Guidelines? doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2459

Ziegler et al. Effect of High-Dose Oral Insulin in Children With Stage 1 Type 1 Diabetes: The Fr1da Insulin Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2818

Harjutsalo et al. Shrunken Pore Syndrome and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes With and Without Albuminuria doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2987

Maher et al, Screening for Diabetes and Prediabetes in Cystic Fibrosis Using a Nonfasting 50-Gram 1-Hour Oral Glucose Challenge Test doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2806

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.

Welcome to the latest episode (April 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 April 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
4:35 Alice welcomes Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as Medha Munshi, MD, director of the Joselyn Geriartic Diabetes Program and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. They are lead and senior authors on the article, "Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Care for Type 1 Diabetes in Older Adulthood," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0078.
22:00 Mike speaks with ​​Jennifer Sherr, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Yale University. She is first author of the article "Persistent Burden of Severe Hypoglycemia and Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia Among People With Type 1 Diabetes Despite Technology Use: A Follow-up Survey," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2345.
33:10 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the April 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
Thai et al. Longitudinal Analysis of Liver Chemistry Trajectories and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Children With Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Multicenter Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1532

Twig et al. Thyroid, Celiac, and Other Autoimmune Diseases and the Risk of Incident Type 1 Diabetes in Young Adulthood doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1423

Van der Meer et al. Impact of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery on Weight Loss and Glycemic Control in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2295

Dumortier et al. Effects of Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Use on Mortality, Amputation, and Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcer doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2001

Retnakaran et al. Impact of an Additional Pregnancy on the Natural History of Insulin Sensitivity, β-Cell Function, and Glycemia in Parous Women doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2354

Godneva et al. Investigating the Spectrum of Normoglycemia: Time in Glycemic Ranges and Their Association With Metabolic Outcomes in Individuals Without Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2154

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.