Untold Histories of Diabetes with Vanessa Heggie, Differential Longitudinal Effects of Glucose-Lowering Medications on Glucagon and C-peptide Responses in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes with Steven Kahn, and more!

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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