Special Edition- Weight Bias and Stigma – Part 1
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Weight Bias and Stigma our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss weight bias and stigma and its importance because weight bias and stigma have an important impact the experience of living with obesity, leads to measurable adverse outcomes, and when it is present in health care interactions it affects all subsequent care that a patient receives.. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University;...
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Special Edition: What’s Next: Adherence to Medications – Challenges and (some) Solutions December 2025
Diabetes Core Update
In this special edition on Adherence to Medications our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss medication adherence and the role of clinicians, pharmacies and pharmacists in helping with medication adherence. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Amazon. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Susan Kuchera, M.D. - Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the...
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Special Edition: MASH Part 2 – Diagnosis and Treatment – December 2025
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Epidemiology, Importance, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of MASH. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Alina M. Allen, M.D....
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Special Edition - Automated Insulin Delivery - Part 1
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Automated Insulin Delivery our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss with Davida Kruger the benefits of Automated Insulin Delivery for people with Type 2 Diabetes. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Insulet. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Davida Kruger, MSN, APN-BC,BC-ADM, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan. Past Chair of the American...
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Diabetes Core Update – December 2025
Diabetes Core Update
This issue will review: 1. Screening Natriuretic Peptide Levels Predict Heart Failure and Mortality in Individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes without Known Heart Failure 2. The Risk of Acute Pancreatitis and Biliary Events After Initiation of Incretin-Based Medications In Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 3. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Frequency and Glycemic Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA Network Open 4. An AI-Powered Lifestyle Intervention vs Human Coaching in the...
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Special Edition - CVOTs Part 2
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on The Cardiovascular Outcome Trials our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the history and importance of the Cardiovascular Outcome Trials for diabetes medications. In Part 1 we discussed an historical perspective with Dr. Steven Nissen. Today we discuss with Dr. Darren McGuire the incredible evolution of the CVOTs since that time, and the most recent CVOT using new methodology, the SURPASS CVOT This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel...
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Special Edition: What’s Next—An Update on Beta Cell Function
Diabetes Core Update
In this special episode on a Beta Cell Update Dr. Neil Skolnik discusses this emerging area with Dr. Melena Bellin. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Sanofi. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Melena Bellin. Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, and Surgery, Co-Director, Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplant Program and the Albert D. and Eva J. Corniea Chair,...
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Diabetes Core Update Nov 2025
Diabetes Core Update
This issue will review: 1. 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 - Diabetes Care 2. Orforglipron, an Oral Small-Molecule GLP-1Receptor Agonist, in Early Type 2 Diabetes – NEJM 3. Orforglipron, an Oral Small-Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Obesity Treatment – NEJM 4. Dementia Risk in People With Type 1 Diabetes and...
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Special Edition: The Cardiovascular Outcome Trials – Origin and Perspective
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on The Cardiovascular Outcome Trials our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the history and importance of the Cardiovascular Outcome Trials for diabetes medications . In Part 1 we discuss an historical perspective with Dr. Steven Nissen and how this has lead to the CVOTs that change the way we practice from EMPA-REG in 2015 to SURPASS-CVOT in 2025. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University;...
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Special Edition_ MASH Part 1 - Screening
Diabetes Core Update
In this special series on Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Epidemiology, Importance, Screening and treatment of MASH. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Jay Shubrook, D.O., Professor and...
info_outlineDiabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.
Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.
Welcome to diabetes core update where every month we go over the most important articles to come out in the field of diabetes. Articles that are important for practicing clinicians to understand to stay up with the rapid changes in the field.
This issue will review:
1. Lepodisiran — A Long-Duration Small Interfering RNA Targeting Lipoprotein(a) - NEJM
2. Diabetes and Anemia – Diabetes Care
3. Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis of Trials – Diabetes Care
4. Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes and Mortality With Long- Acting Injectable and Oral Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials – Diabetes Care
5. Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetes - NEJM
For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit Diabetesjournals.org.
Hosts:
Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health
John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health