DOC Updates

DOC Updates is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles in the field of diabetes research and care, including the American Diabetes Association’s three science and health journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, and Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic CARE. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals and beyond. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, DOC Updates discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association and beyond are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. 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 John J. Russell, M.D., Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health

Special Edition: Lp(a) & CV Risk 07/24/2026

Special Edition: What’s Next—Once-Weekly Insulins—Mechanisms and Practical Considerations 07/17/2026

Special Edition: What’s Next—CKD in Type 1 Diabetes—An Urgent Need for Therapies 07/07/2026

Efficacy and safety of CagriSema & Retatrutide, CGM benefits beyond T2D, & more! 06/30/2026

Special Edition: Medications in the Pipeline for Cardiometabolic Disease 06/25/2026

Special Edition: The Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE Symposium—The Cost of Obesity and Its Treatment 06/24/2026

Anna Kahkoska & Joshua Niznik on Patient Portal Messages and Older Adults with T2D, Esben Thyssen Vestergaard on Clinic for Athletes with T1D, and more! 06/10/2026

Anna Kahkoska & Joshua Niznik on Patient Portal Messages and Older Adults with T2D, Esben Thyssen Vestergaard on Clinic for Athletes with T1D, and more! With the launch of a new journal, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is also launching a brand new podcast: The Points of CARE, the official podcast of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE. Join hosts Richard Beaser, MD and Jane Reusch, MD, as they highlight key research findings, clinical implications, and emerging themes across diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic health through interviews with journal authors and subject-matter experts. 4:05 Our hosts speak with , MD, PhD, Joan Heckler Gillings Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and adjunct assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as , PharmD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine within the UNC School of Medicine. Their article, “Qualitative Analysis of Patient Portal Messages From Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes,” is available at . 14:10 Our hosts introduce , PhD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark. His article, “Clinic for Athletes With Type 1 Diabetes: Evaluation of a Structured Clinical Care Model for Physically Active Individuals,” is available for free at . 21:40 Finally, Richard and Jane highlight some of their favorite articles from the May-June issue. Rezaeiahari, et al. Rural–Urban Differences in Use of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Arkansas, 2015–2019 Liu, et al. Trends in Nutrient Intake Among U.S. Adults by Diabetes Status: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2020 Yanez Bello, et al. Barriers to the Adoption of Diabetes Technologies and the Implementation of Connected Insulin Pens in a Largely Minority Population With Type 1 Diabetes Shehab, et al. Barriers to Effective Type 2 Diabetes Care in a Conflict-Affected Region of Syria: A Qualitative Study of Health Care Provider Perspectives ElSayed, et al. Enhancing Physician Clinical Competency: A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Online Educational Program in a Multinational Diabetes Workforce Olesen, et al. A Danish Nationwide Cohort of Foot Health in Individuals With Diabetes From the Danish Foot Status Database To learn more about Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE please visit . Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to subscribe. /episode/index/show/diabetescoreupdate/id/41572130

Food coloring additives & T2D, automated insulin delivery systems in T2D, and more! 06/02/2026

Special Edition: Obesity Processes and PATHWEIGH for Obesity Care 05/29/2026

Special Edition: Obesity—The Changing Landscape 05/26/2026

Special Edition: What’s Next—Cortisol, Metabolism & Future Innovation, Part 4 05/19/2026

Special Edition: What’s Next—Cardiovascular Risk in CKD—The Overlooked Burden 05/12/2026

Special Edition: What’s Next—Once-Weekly Insulin 05/05/2026

Associations between GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Tirzepetide vs. Dulaglutide or Semaglutide on major cardiovascular events in T2D, and more! 05/01/2026

Special Edition: What's Next—Emerging Technologies for People with Diabetes 04/15/2026

The Points of CARE - James Gavin & Naunihal Virdi on CGM Use in Noninsulin-Treated Patients, Ivy Shi & Dhruv Kazi on GLP-1 RA Eligibility in Reproductive-Age US Women, and Eva Tseng on START Diabetes Prevention 04/08/2026

Special Edition - Continuous Ketone Monitoring April 2026 04/07/2026

Diabetes Core Update – April 2026 04/01/2026

Special Edition - Obesity as a Chronic Disease - Treatment Approach March 2026 03/24/2026

Special Edition: What's Next—Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease in People with Diabetes—Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Detection - March 2026 03/12/2026

Special Edition - Diabetes and Primary Care March 2026 03/05/2026

Diabetes Core Update March 2026 02/27/2026

Diabetes Core Update March 2026 This issue will review: Real-World Prospective Validation and Economic Evaluation of Deep Learning-Based Diabetic Retinopathy Detection from Fundus Photographs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. An oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of obesity in people with type 2 diabetes (ATTAIN-2): a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial. FDA removal of SI for GLP-1s – FDA Announcement Neil Read/John Comment; Effectiveness and Safety of Statins in Type 2 Diabetes According to Baseline Cardiovascular Risk: A Target Trial Emulation Study. ; and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Optic Nerve or Vision-Threatening Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes or Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, and Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic CARE, and beyond. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents recently published articles from ADA journals and more. 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. For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit . 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 /episode/index/show/diabetescoreupdate/id/40214335

Special Edition - Obesity as a Chronic Disease Feb 2026 02/23/2026

The Points of CARE - Introducing Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE with Alissa Segal, the ADA’s Obesity Association & Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity with Samar Hafida, and more! With the launch of a new journal, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is also launching a brand new podcast. The Points of CARE, the official podcast of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE, will highlight key research findings, clinical implications, and emerging themes across diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic health through interviews with journal authors and subject-matter experts. In this special inaugural episode, host Richard Beaser, MD also discusses the ADA’s Obesity Association and the “Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity.” 4:15 Beaser speaks with , PharmD, RPh, CDCES, CDTC, FCCP. Dr. Segal is editor in chief of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE and professor of pharmacy practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her editorial, “Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE: Building New From a Strong Foundation,” is available for free at . 13:00 , MBCCh, joins the conversation. Dr. Hafida is a board-certified endocrinologist and weight management specialist at Boston Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management) at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also vice president of the ADA’s Obesity Association. Her editorial, “Introducing the Obesity Association and the Launch of Our Official Journal,” is available for free at . 17:55 Dr. Hafida discusses “Pharmacologic Treatment of Obesity in Adults: Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity.” This article is available for free at . 20:05 Richard and Alissa highlight a few articles from the first issue of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE. Simpkins et al. “Association of Type 2 Diabetes Subgroups With Incident Peripheral Neuropathy” Livingston et al. “The Benefits and Costs of Treating Obesity Among Adults in the Medicaid Program” . Davidson et al. “Effectiveness of Using Patient-Defined Meal Sizes to Determine Bolus Doses of Insulin” Ali et al. “Patterns of Prescription Discontinuation, Reinitiation, and Switching of Subcutaneous Semaglutide and Tirzepatide in Adults With Obesity” Masiano et al. “Type 2 Diabetes Treatment and Experience With Hospitalization in Older Adults: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Study” Young et al. “The Critical Role of Diabetology Pharmacists in Improving Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Care and Outcome” To learn more about Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE please visit . Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to subscribe. /episode/index/show/diabetescoreupdate/id/40099400

Special Edition - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) - Part 3 - Cases, Jan 2026 02/17/2026

Special Edition: What's Next—Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonists 02/11/2026

Special Edition - Automated Insulin Delivery - Part 3 - Cases, Feb 2026 02/05/2026

Special Edition - Weight Bias and Stigma - Part 2 - Jan 2026 01/30/2026

Diabetes Core Update Feb 2026 01/28/2026

Special Edition - Automated Insulin Delivery - Part 2 - Jan 2026 01/13/2026

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