Diabetes Core Update

In this special series on Automated Insulin Delivery our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the benefits of Automated Insulin Delivery for people with Type 2 Diabetes. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Insulet.
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
Davida Kruger, MSN, APN-BC,BC-ADM,  Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan. Past Chair of the American Diabetes Associations Research Foundation, Past president, Health Care and Education of the American Diabetes Association.
Ashlyn Smith, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA, LSC, Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of PAs, Certified Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach, Founder of ELM Endocrinology & Lifestyle Medicine, PLLC., Past President of the American Society of Endocrine Physician Assistants, Adjunct faculty at Midwestern University,
Selected references:
Automated Insulin Delivery in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2025;8(2):e2459348.
A Randomized Trial of Automated Insulin Delivery in Type 2 Diabetes.  N Engl J Med 2025;392:1801-12
Automated Insulin Pump in Type 2 Diabetes – Editorial - N Engl J Med 2025;392:1862-1863

This issue will review:
1.     Evolocumab in Patients without a Previous Myocardial Infarction or Stroke
2.     SGLT2 Inhibitors and Kidney Outcomes by Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria
3.     Continuous SGLT-2, GLIP-1RA and Frailty Progression in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes  
4.     Effects of Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors by Diabetes Status and Level of Albuminuria
5.     Tirzepatide in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Phase 2 Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
6.     Listening to Hypoglycemia: Voice as a Biomarker for Detection of a Medical Emergency Using Machine Learning
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 25 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.
For more information about each of ADA's science and medical journals, please visit Diabetesjournals.org.
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

In this special series on Weight Bias and Stigma our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss weight bias and stigma and its importance because weight bias and stigma have an important impact  the experience of living with obesity, leads to measurable adverse outcomes, and when it is present in health care interactions it affects all subsequent care that a patient receives.. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly.
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
Rebecca Pearl, PhD., Associate Professor, Director of Research, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
Selected references:
Weight stigma and bias: standards of care in overweight and obesity—2025. BMJ Open Diab Res Care 2025;13:e004962. doi:10.1136/ bmjdrc-2025-004962

In this special edition on Adherence to Medications our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss medication adherence and the role of clinicians, pharmacies and pharmacists in helping with medication adherence. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Amazon.
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
Susan Kuchera, M.D. - Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency at Jefferson Health Abington.
Tess Carey, PharmD, Clinical Advisor for Amazon Pharmacy 
Selected references:
Better Medications Adherence Lowers Cardiovascular Events, Stroke, and All-Cause Mortality Risk: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2021, 8, 146.
Adherence to antihypertensive medications for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease events: a dose-response meta-analysis. Public Health 196 (2021) 179e185
Medication nonadherence - definition, measurement, prevalence, and causes: reflecting on the past 20 years and looking forwards. Frontiers in Pharmacology, March 2025. DOI 10.3389/fphar.2025.1465059

In this special series on Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Epidemiology, Importance, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of MASH. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim.
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
Alina M. Allen, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she serves as the Director of Hepatology and Director of the MASLD Clinic.
Selected references:
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. Diabetes Care 2025;48(7):1057–1082