Diabetes Care "On Air"

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

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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

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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

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Welcome to the latest episode (March 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 March 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
5:45 Alice welcomes Felix Teufel, MD and PhD candidate in global health and development at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. He is corresponding author on the article, "Global, Regional, and National Estimates of Undiagnosed Diabetes in Adults: Findings From the 2025 IDF Diabetes Atlas," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2583.
18:25 Mike speaks with Chantal Mathieu, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and chair of endocrinology at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg Leuven. She is corresponding author on the article "Toward Disease-Modifying Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes: Focus on Teplizumab," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0066.
45:55 In this month's "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the March 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
Jacobsen et al. Going From Stage 2 to Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes—Does Not Matter How You Got Here doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0118

Kuo et al. The Effect of Midpregnancy Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Pregnancy Outcomes: The TESGO Randomized Controlled Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0084

Moscoso-Vasquez et al. Safety and Feasibility of a Fully Automated Insulin Delivery System: FCL@Home, a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1526

Di Marco et al. Metabolic Factors Modulating the Connection Between Diabetes and Pulmonary Alterations doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2334

Matus et al. Interoceptive Awareness Moderates the Relationship Between Hypoglycemia Exposure and Symptom Recognition in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2242

Wang et al. Impact of Maternal Diabetes in Pregnancy on Newborn IgG Antibody Repertoire and Infection Risk in the First 6 Months of Life doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0990

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Welcome to the latest episode (February 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 February 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
4:00 Mike and Alice discuss a unique article from this month's issue entitled "New Perspectives: Four Unsung Heroes of Diabetes Research," which gives a historical account of diabetes through four lesser known stories. They are joined by author Vannesa Heggie, FRHS, FHEA, Associate Professor of the History and Science and Medicine at the University of Birmingham. This article is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0055.
13:50 Mike speaks with Steven E. Kahn, MB, ChB, Professor of Medicine Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington (UW) Department of Medicine, as well as Director of the Diabetes Research Center at UW and Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes Care. He is the lead author of "Differential Longitudinal Effects of Glucose-Lowering Medications on Glucagon and C-peptide Responses in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE)," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2186.
28:40 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the February 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
Odegaard et al. The Effect of Substituting Water for Artificially Sweetened Beverages on Glycemic and Weight Measures in People With Type 2 Diabetes: The Study of Drinks With Artificial Sweeteners (SODAS), a Randomized Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1516

Josefson et al. Midchildhood Obesity After Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The SWIFT Study in Youth doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1093

Wagner et al. Beyond Glucose—Rethinking Prediabetes for Precision Prevention doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0054

Wang et al. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Accelerated Biological Aging in Middle-Aged and Elderly Women doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1842

Santos-Pardo et al. Coronary Stent Failure in Patients With Diabetes: A Nationwide Observational Study From SWEDEHEART doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1624

Yu et al. Reproductive Lifespan and Reproductive Factors in Relation to Dementia Risk in Postmenopausal Women With Type 2 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1961

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