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.

Welcome to diabetes core update where every month we go over the most important articles to come out in the field of diabetes. Articles that are important for practicing clinicians to understand to stay up with the rapid changes in the field. 

This issue will review:

1.     Insulin Efsitora versus Degludec in Type 2 Diabetes without Previous Insulin Treatment  

2.     Semaglutide and Opioid Overdose Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Opioid Use Disorder

3.     Associations of Diabetes and Prediabetes with Mortality and Life Expectancy in China: A National Study

4.     GLP-1 Medication Use for Type 2 Diabetes in the US

5.     Healthcare Utilization and Cost Associated with Empagliflozin in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visitwww.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; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health