“How to Fix a Broken Healthcare System” with Seth Berkowitz, Marshall Chin, and Mariana Socal, a classic Rapid Exchange, and more!

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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