Diabetes Care "On Air"

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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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

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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

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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

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