DOC Updates

Diabetes 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 20 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.

This issue will review:

1. Once-Weekly Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
2. Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Microvascular Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
3. Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
4. Worldwide Epidemiology of Diabetes-Related End-Stage Renal Disease, 2000–2015
5. Sedentary Time and Metabolic Risk in Extremely Active Older Adults
6. Severe Hypoglycemia, Cardiac Structure and Function, and Risk of Cardiovascular Events Among Older Adults With Diabetes

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., 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

In this episode of Practice Pearls: Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia Drs. Robert Gabbay and Dr. Kamlesh Khunti discuss an overview of Therapeutic Inertia and the American Diabetes Associations initiative on overcoming therapeutic inertia. This is part of the American Diabetes Association’s Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia initiative supported by Strategic Sponsors AstraZeneca and Sanofi, plus Supporting Sponsors Merck and Novo Nordisk.

This episode is sponsored by the Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia  Initiative - for more information about resources for overcoming therapeutic inertia, just go to www.TherapeuticInertia.diabetes.org . 

Presented by:

Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, American Diabetes Association

Kamlesh Khunti, MD, PhD, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes & Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK

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

In this third episode of the three-part series “Influenza and Diabetes,” Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik discuss frequently asked questions about diabetes, heart disease, the effects of influenza and the impact of influenza vaccination. They also discuss the details of currently available vaccine choices and strategies to enhance vaccination rates.  This special three-part series is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi Pasteur.

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., 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

In this second episode of a three-part series on SGLT-2 inhibitors Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik discuss the renal effects of the SGLT-2 inhibitors, as well as the place of the SGLT-2is in the American Diabetes Association Guidelines and address practical issues about SGLT-2 inhibitor use.  In episode 1, Drs. Russell and Skolnik discussed an overview of the CVOTs for the SGLT-2 inhibitors and in episode 3 they will focus heart failure outcomes.  This special three-part series is supported by independent educational grant from AstraZeneca.

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., 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

Diabetes 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 20 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.

This issue will review:

1. Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure
2. Impact of Comorbidities and Glycemia at Admission and DPP-4 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With COVID-19
3. Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Poor Early Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
4. Changes in Statin Use Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes
5. Dapagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Study

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., 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

This special issue focuses on inpatient management of People with Diabetes and COVID-19 answering questions from a large online audience as a launching point for discussion.  

Recorded Oct 13, 2020

This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Today’s discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on May 14, 2020.

Presented by:

Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD American Diabetes Association

Joseph A. Aloi, MD Wake Forest Baptist Health

Amisha Wallia, MD Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Rodolfo Galindo, MD Emory University

Diabetes Core Update: Therapeutic Inertia Part 3 – November 2020

In this third episode of a three-part series on “Disrupting Therapeutic Inertia in Diabetes Management,” we discuss practical advice about how to combat therapeutic inertia in the office with four clinical experts.  This special three-part series on therapeutic inertia is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi (https://www.sanofi.com).

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

Eric Johnson, M.D., Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education, Office of Interprofessional Education, Department of Education Resources, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND; Chair-Primary Care Advisory Group, American Diabetes Association

William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES , President - Behavioral Diabetes Institute,  Associate Clinical Professor,  University of California, San Diego

Pam Kushner, M.D. , Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, University of California at Irvine.

Steve Edelman, M.D. , Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego  and Founder of “Taking control of Your Diabetes”.

Diabetes 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 20 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.

This issue will review:

1. Childhood BMI, Fasting Glucose and Insulin Predict Adult Type 2 Diabetes
2. Comparison of the FreeStyle Libre Pro Flash Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System and Point-of-Care Capillary Glucose Testing (POC) in Hospitalized Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Treated With Basal-Bolus Insulin Regimen
3. Has COVID-19 Delayed the Diagnosis and Worsened the Presentation of Type 1 Diabetes in Children?
4. Reducing Inpatient Hypoglycemia in the General Wards Using Real- Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring: The Glucose Telemetry System, a Randomized Clinical Trial
5. A Shift Toward a Plant-Centered Diet From Young to Middle Adulthood and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Gain: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
6. Glucose as the Fifth Vital Sign: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in a Non-ICU Hospital 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., 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

Diabetes 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 20 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.

This issue will review:

1. The Effect of a Novel Low-Volume Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Liver Fat in Type 2 Diabetes
2. Impact of Albiglutide on Glycemic Control and on Reducing Prandial Insulin Use in Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on Multiple Insulin Therapy
3. Use of Factory-Calibrated Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Time in Target and HbA1c in a Multiethnic Cohort of Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes –
4. Efficacy and Safety Over 2 Years of Exenatide Plus Dapagliflozin in the DURATION-8 Study
5. Cardiovascular outcomes of type 2 diabetic patients treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors versus GLP-1 receptor agonists in real life
6. Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and the Risk of Below-Knee Amputation –

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., 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

In this second episode of the three-part series “Influenza and Diabetes,” Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik discuss the consequences of influenza for persons with diabetes, the specific benefits of influenza vaccination in persons with diabetes -  including new information on the cardiovascular benefits of influenza vaccination in diabetes -  and discuss the details of currently available vaccine choices.  This special three-part series is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi Pasteur.

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., 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