DiabetesBio

About DiabetesBio

DiabetesBio co-hosts Darleen Sandoval (University of Colorado), Kirk Habegger (University of Alabama-Birmingham), and Kevin Williams (UT Southwestern) interview authors of editor-selected biomedical research articles published in the journal Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association's flagship research publication.

Publisher

American Diabetes Association

Category

science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Dec 2023

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   GIP & Muscle Microvascular Perfusion, Adipose Tissue Palmitoylation & Insulin Resistance, plus "Sweet Talk"

   Welcome to the October 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes (https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes). In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the October 2026 issue of Diabetes. 7:20 First, Kirk welcomes Jia Liu and Zhenqi Liu, MD, both of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Their article, "GIP Acutely Blunts Insulin- and GLP-1–Induced Muscle Microvascular Perfusion," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-1009. 30:45 Next, Darleen speaks with Clay F. Semenkovich, MD, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research at Washington University in St. Louis, and Guifang Dong, PhD, instructor in medicine, also at Washington University. Their article, "Adipose Tissue Palmitoylation Cycling Mediates Insulin Resistance and Preservation of β-Cell Function in Mice," is available at doi.org/10.2337/db26-0023. 53:25 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," our hosts are joined by Michael Schwartz, MD, Robert H. Williams Endowed Chair in Medicine Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington. Dr. Schwartz's work has helped shape how we think about the brain's role in regulating food intake, body weight, and blood glucose control. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes (https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes). Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

2. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Daniel Ferguson & Sandip Mukherjee on Metabolic Dysfunction & Extracellular Vesicles, Subhasmita Rout & Ran Hee Choi on Female Resistance to Semaglutide Muscle Loss, plus a childhood obesity edition of "Sweet Talk"

   Welcome to the September 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the September 2026 issue of Diabetes. 9:55 First, Kirk welcomes Daniel Ferguson, PhD, and Sandip Mukherjee, PhD, both of the Division of Nutrition Science and Obesity at Washington University in St. Louis. Their article, "Adipose Tissue Overexpression of Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Prevents Metabolic Dysfunction in Obese Mice via Extracellular Vesicles", is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0914 (https://doi.org/10.2337/db25-0914). 37:55 Next, our hosts speak with Subhasmita Rout, doctoral student, and Ran Hee Choi, both of the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology at the University of Utah College of Health. Their article, "Females Are Completely Resistant to Semaglutide-Induced Muscle Loss in ob/ob Mice", is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db26-0229. 1:03:35 In honor of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, the latest "Sweet Talk" features three guests who speak to the infrastructure needed to advance the study, care, and treatment of those living with obesity and diabetes. Anthony Ferrante, MD, PhD, is co-director of the New York Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Columbia University, Darrell Neufer, PhD, directs the North Carolina Diabetes Research Center at East Carolina University, and Theresa Strong (https://ddx3x.org/members/theresa-strong/), PhD, is Director of Research Programs at the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes (https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes). Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

3. 

   7 Aug 2026

   A Diabetes Symposium Special, with John Ussher on Diastolic Dysfunction, Norbert Stefan on MASLD, and Julia Critchley, Tess Harris, & Liza Bowen on Increased Risk of Infections in People Living with Diabetes

   Welcome to the August 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2026 issue of Diabetes. This special episode will highlight articles from the Diabetes Symposium, "Non-Classical Complications of Diabetes: Epidemiology, Mechanism, Treatment," presented at the 86th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. 7:10 First, Kevin welcomes John Ussher, PhD, of the University of Alberta. His article, "Focusing on Diastolic Dysfunction to Achieve Consensus With the Term Diabetic Cardiomyopathy," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0002. 35:00 Next, our hosts welcome Norbert Stefan (https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/3c1kC5yxLxcxZy47fxtq4hkCSf0?domain=medizin.uni-tuebingen.de), MD, PhD, an endocrinologist with the University Hospital in Tübingen, Germany. His article, "MASLD as Complication of Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0001. 1:06:25 Finally, our hosts speak with Julia A. Critchley, PhD, MPH Tess Harris, MD, MSc and Liza Bowen, PhD, MSc, all of City St. Georges University of London. Their article, "Increased Risk of Infections in People Living With Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0004. Listeners can watch these symposium talks on demand at ADA.org. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!

Who has been a guest on DiabetesBio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Haruka Okamoto
• Kehan Bao
• Greg Kowalski
• Shingo Kajimura

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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