DiabetesBio

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DiabetesBio co-hosts Darleen Sandoval (University of Colorado), Kirk Habegger (University of Alabama-Birmingham), and Kevin Williams (UT Southwestern) interview authors of editor-selected biomedical research articles published in the journal Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association's flagship research publication.

  1. Aug 7

    A Diabetes Symposium Special, with John Ussher on Diastolic Dysfunction, Norbert Stefan on MASLD, and Julia Critchley, Tess Harris, & Liza Bowen on Increased Risk of Infections in People Living with Diabetes

    Welcome to the August 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2026 issue of Diabetes. This special episode will highlight articles from the Diabetes Symposium, "Non-Classical Complications of Diabetes: Epidemiology, Mechanism, Treatment," presented at the 86th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. 7:10 First, Kevin welcomes John Ussher, PhD, of the University of Alberta. His article, "Focusing on Diastolic Dysfunction to Achieve Consensus With the Term Diabetic Cardiomyopathy," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0002. 35:00 Next, our hosts welcome Norbert Stefan, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist with the University Hospital in Tübingen, Germany. His article, "MASLD as Complication of Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0001. 1:06:25 Finally, our hosts speak with Julia A. Critchley, PhD, MPH Tess Harris, MD, MSc and Liza Bowen, PhD, MSc, all of City St. Georges University of London. Their article, "Increased Risk of Infections in People Living With Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0004. Listeners can watch these symposium talks on demand at ADA.org. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

  2. Jul 22

    Special Edition: Highlights from the ADA's 2026 Scientific Sessions

    In this special crossover episode, recorded live at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, the hosts of the ADA's professional podcasts—DOC Updates, Diabetes Care "On Air", DiabetesBio, and The Points of CARE—come together to discuss key highlights and groundbreaking research presented at the 2026 meeting. They share expert insights across the bench-to-bedside spectrum, including basic science, clinical research, and the latest in diabetes care and education. Tune in for thoughtful reflections on what this year's findings mean for clinical practice and future research. Available now across all ADA professional podcast channels. Featured Podcasts: DOC Updates – ADA's podcast for primary care Diabetes Care "On Air" – From ADA's clinical research journal, Diabetes Care DiabetesBio – From ADA's flagship research journal, Diabetes The Points of CARE - The official podcast of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE Join the Discussion with: Alice Cheng, MD – Co-host of Diabetes Care "On Air" Kirk Habegger, PhD – Co-host of DiabetesBio Michael Rickels, MD, MS – Co-host of Diabetes Care "On Air" Neil Skolnik, MD – Co-host of DOC Updates and Diabetes Day by Day Kevin Williams, PhD – Co-host of DiabetesBio Richard Beaser, MD – Co-host of The Points of CARE 🔗 Learn more about ADA's full podcast portfolio: https://diabetesjournals.org/journals/pages/podcasts Subscribe to DOC Updates, Diabetes Care "On Air", DiabetesBio, and The Points of CARE on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or your preferred platform.

  3. Jul 9

    Jennifer Thompson & Taylor Scheidl on Estrogen, Hyperplastic Adipose Expansion and Preserving Adipose Progenitor Cell Availability in Subcutaneous Depots of Female Mice, plus "Sweet Talk" with ghrelin hormone researcher Jeffrey Zigman

    Welcome to the July 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the July 2026 issue of Diabetes. 5:40 Kirk welcomes Jennifer Thompson, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Calgary, and Taylor Scheidl, a doctoral student in Thomson's lab. Their article, "Estrogen Mediates Capacity for Hyperplastic Adipose Expansion and Preserves Adipose Progenitor Cell Availability in Subcutaneous Depots of Female Mice," is the latest Paper of the Month, and available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0773. 36:20 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," our hosts speak with Jeffrey Zigman, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Endocrinology. Dr. Zigman, who has type 1 diabetes himself, has spent his career studying ghrelin as a hormone to regulate food intake, body weight, blood glucose regulation, and many other aspects of metabolism. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

  4. Jun 12

    T-Cell Memory and Metabolic Response to Weight Cycling, Gut-Derived FGF15 Modulating Lean Mass, Bone, and Bile Acid Responses to Weight Loss, plus "Sweet Talk" with Myers, past recipient of the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award

    Welcome to the June 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the June 2026 issue of Diabetes. 7:00 To discuss this issue's Paper of the Month, our hosts speak with Alyssa Hasty, PhD, Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at UT Southwestern in Dallas, and Jamie Garcia, PhD, Associate Director for Scientific Partnerships and Engagement at Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research. Their article, "Interrupting T-Cell Memory Ameliorates Exaggerated Metabolic Response to Weight Cycling," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0605. 27:35 Next, Darleen is joined by Randy J. Seeley, PhD, Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery and Professor of Internal Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, as well as Nadejda Bozadjieva Kramer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. Their article, "Gut-Derived FGF15 Modulates Lean Mass, Bone, and Bile Acid Responses to Weight Loss," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0466. 57:40 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," our hosts speak with Martin Myers, MD, PhD, Marilyn H Vincent Professor of Diabetes Research at the University of Michigan, Director of the Elizabeth Caswell Diabetes Institute, and recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association. They talk about his work in leptin receptor signaling and the way brain circuitry works alongside GLP-1 based drugs to induce weight loss. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

  5. May 5

    Sushant Bhatnagar on Maintaining Glucose Homeostasis via Tomosyn-2, Vladimer Darsalia on insulin resistance and stroke outcomes, plus "Sweet Talk" with Timo Mueller, recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award

    Welcome to the May 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the May 2026 issue of Diabetes. 6:45 Our hosts speak with Sushant Bhatnagar, PhD, an associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is corresponding author of May's Paper of the Month, "Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0644. 30:45 Next, Darleen is joined by Vladimer Darsalia, PhD, a docent in neuroscience in the Department of Clinical Science and Education at the Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden. He is co-corresponding author of the article "Normalization of Insulin Resistance Rather Than Hyperglycemia Before Stroke Improves Functional Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0532. 48:30 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," our hosts speak with Dr. Timo Mueller, Director of the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz in Munich and professor at the Walter Straub Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Mueller is the current recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award for his work with brain GIP receptors, crucial for understanding the functionality of GLP-1s. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

  6. Apr 8

    Fabriciova & Pavlinkova on Sex Differences in Diabetes Progression, Delgado-Corrales & Kim on Children with Islet Autoimmunity, plus "Sweet Talk" with Lora K. Heisler, recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award.

    Welcome to the April 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the April 2026 issue of Diabetes. 5:30 Our hosts speak with Valeria Fabriciova, a PhD student in the group of Gabriela Pavlinkova, PhD, DSc, laboratory head at the Institute of Biotechnology at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. They are co-authors of the article, "ISL1 Restricts Progenitor Programs and Promotes β-Cell Maturation, Revealing Sex Differences in Diabetes Progression," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0673. 40:00 Next, Darleen is joined by Beatriz Delgado-Corrales, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ki Wook Kim, PhD, senior lecturer and principal investigator at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. They are the authors of "Distinct Enterovirus Antigen Landscape in Children With Islet Autoimmunity," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0805. 1:07:35 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin and Darleen speak with Lora K. Heisler, PhD, Chair in Human Nutrition and Head of the Obesity and Food Choice Division of the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Dr. Heisler was also the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association for her work on harnessing brain circuits to improve type 2 diabetes. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

  7. Mar 9

    Matthew Merrins on Amino Acid Sensing, Noah Levi & Alejandro Caicedo on controlling pancreatic cell function through muscarinic receptor signaling, plus "Sweet Talk" about the upcoming Scientific Sessions with Mark Atkinson

    Welcome to the March 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the March 2026 issue of Diabetes. 8:15 Kirk speaks with Matthew Merrins, PhD, Joseph F. Hoffman Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine. He is senior author on the article "Amino Acid Sensing by the α-Cell Mitochondrial Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle Regulates Intracellular Ca2+Levels Without Affecting Glucagon Secretion," available at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0510. 29:25 Next, Darleen is joined by Noah Levi, an MD-PhD student in the group of Alejandro Caicedo, PhD, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. They are corresponding authors of the article "Activating Muscarinic Receptor Signaling in Intrapancreatic Neurons Is Required for Parasympathetic Cholinergic Control of Pancreatic Cell Function," available at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0604. 51:20 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin speaks with Mark Atkinson, PhD, about the American Diabetes Association's annual conference, Scientific Sessions. Atkinson is Eminent Scholar for Diabetes Research at the University of Florida and chair of the Scientific Sessions Programming Committee. More information about this year's Scientific Sessions, taking place June 5-8 in New Orleans, is available at professional.diabetes.org/scientific-sessions. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

  8. Feb 6

    Wilson & Moore on B Lymphocytes and eroding islet tolerance in type 1 diabetes, Mittendorfer on the effects of marked weight loss on postprandial glucose disposal in type 2 diabetes, plus "Sweet Talk" with Sir Stephen O'Rahilly

    Welcome to the February 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the February 2026 issue of Diabetes. 6:10 To discuss this issue's Paper of the Month, our hosts are joined by authors Christopher Wilson, PhD and Daniel J. Moore, MD, PhD, both of Vanderbilt University. Their article, "B Lymphocytes Impede Tregs to Erode Islet Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0241. 37:05 Next, Darleen speaks with Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD. Dr. Mittendorfer is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Director of NextGen Precision Health, Clinical and Translational Science Unit at the University of Missouri and the lead author of "Effects of Marked Weight Loss Induced by Gastric Bypass Surgery or Low-Calorie Diet Alone on Postprandial Glucose Disposal in Type 2 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0737. 56:00 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin introduces Sir Stephen O'Rahilly, a clinical scientist at the University of Cambridge and past recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement. They discuss O'Rahilly's career, which reshaped scientists' understanding of metabolism and metabolic disease. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

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DiabetesBio co-hosts Darleen Sandoval (University of Colorado), Kirk Habegger (University of Alabama-Birmingham), and Kevin Williams (UT Southwestern) interview authors of editor-selected biomedical research articles published in the journal Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association's flagship research publication.

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    American Diabetes Association
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
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