Show notes
Kenneth Cusi on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, Guido Freckmann and Stefan Pleus on glycemic metrics derived from CGMs, and more!
Welcome to episode no. 34 (July 2025) 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 July 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
1:05 Mike and Alice mark the 75th anniversary of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). During this period, the organization has contributed to innumerable discoveries that have improved the health of millions of Americans, especially those with diabetes. For more, visit diabetesjournals.org/collection/2745/NIDDK-75th-Anniversary-Collection.
3:35 Alice is joined by Kenneth Cusi, MD, endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. They discuss his consensus report, "Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in People With Diabetes: The Need for Screening and Early Intervention. A Consensus Report of the American Diabetes Association," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci24-0094.
29:15 Mike speaks with Guido Freckmann, MD, Director of the Institute for Diabetes Technology at the University of Ulm in Germany, and Stefan Pleus, current Chair of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine working group on CGMs. They discuss their article, "A Comparative Analysis of Glycemic Metrics Derived From Three Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0129.
42:35 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the July 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:
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Abdul-Ghani et al. One-Hour Plasma Glucose Predicts the Progression From Normal Glucose Tolerance to Prediabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2832
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Kuo et al. Cost-effectiveness of the National Diabetes Prevention Program: A Real-world, 2-Year Prospective Study doi.org/10.2337/dc24-1110
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Murthy et al. Human Physiologic Responses to Insulin in Indigenous Americans Identify a Metabolic Susceptibility Profile Linked to Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0151
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Li et al. Alcohol Intake, Drinking Pattern, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Three Prospective Cohorts of U.S. Women and Men doi.org/10.2337/dc24-1902
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Kohler et al. Trends in Cystic Fibrosis–Related Diabetes Epidemiology Between 2003 and 2018 From the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0044
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Sun et al. Metformin Use and Risk of Delirium in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc24-1414
To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.
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