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Behavioral therapy and self-monitoring are critical to weight loss, panel says
Four weight loss researchers discussed the value of behavioral therapy, intensive lifestyle interventions, and pharmacotherapy during a Scientific Sessions symposium on Sunday, June 5. “There’s quite a bit of evidence showing that individuals who self-monitor over time generally are the best in terms of maintenance of behaviors and weight,” said Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD, LDN.
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Panel discusses barriers, potential solutions to bridge diabetes ‘technology gap’ in underserved populations
An expert panel examined several barriers limiting the use of diabetes technology in under-resourced communities at the 82nd Scientific Sessions. “Regardless of their socioeconomic status, everyone deserves access to the right technology at the right time, especially in a chronic condition like diabetes,” said Vivian N. Ayuk, PharmD, CDCES.
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Educating hospital staff about diabetes care improves patient outcomes
A panel of clinical leaders discussed the importance of educating hospital staff about diabetes management and care during a Scientific Sessions symposium on Monday, June 6. “It really does affect the patient experience when we don’t do an excellent job managing their glycemia, and that’s the point of education,” said Leigh B. Bak, MSN, APRN,…
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Experts examine disparities in the use of diabetes medications and technologies
Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities that limit access to diabetes medications and technologies lead to poor glycemic control, diabetic emergencies, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to Sara Jane Cromer, MD, one of three presenters in a symposium on Monday, June 6, that examined disparities in the use of diabetes medications and technologies.
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Tirzepatide returns to the spotlight on the final day of the Scientific Sessions
After SURMOUNT-1 trial results were reported at the Scientific Sessions on Saturday and made worldwide headlines, a special session on Tuesday, June 7, will showcase more than 20 tirzepatide abstracts presented over the five days of the meeting. “Attendees are seeing and hearing data that is being presented for the first time here in New…
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Researchers will report new findings on the mechanisms of diabetic kidney disease
Genomic analysis, single-cell sequencing, and epigenomic approaches are uncovering new mechanisms in the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease. A panel of researchers, including Jose C. Florez, MD, PhD, will provide an update on the latest discoveries.
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Similarities—and differences—in the many forms of diabetes make it necessary to rethink the disease, speaker says
Richard David Leslie, MBBS, MRCS, MD, FRCP, FAoP, says diabetes should be rethought. He will open a unique symposium on the final day of the 82nd Scientific Sessions that will examine various aspects of heterogeneity in diabetes.
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Researchers are gaining better understanding of increased risk of cognitive decline, dementia in type 2 diabetes
Three neurological researchers—Auriel Willette, PhD, Vera Novak, MD, PhD, and Valory Pavlik, PhD (left to right)—will discuss the links between diabetes and cognitive decline and explore possible interventions during a Scientific Sessions symposium on Tuesday, June, 7.
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Overlooked no more, cilia are emerging as key players in insulin secretion
Once thought of as nonfunctional vestigial relics of evolutionary history, cilia are emerging as critical components in multiple signaling pathways that control sight, smell, renal function, feeding behavior and obesity, skeletal formation, and, most recently, insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis. “Cilia biology is going to explode in diabetes,” predicts Jing Hughes, MD, PhD.
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Investigators are examining the impact of the circadian clock on metabolic health
Four researchers, including Dongyin Guan, PhD (left), Kristin Eckel-Mahan, PhD, will discuss how circadian misalignment impacts metabolic health during a Scientific Sessions symposium on Tuesday, June 7.