DiabetesBio

Welcome to the May 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 May 2026 issue of Diabetes.
6:45 Our hosts speak with Sushant Bhatnagar, PhD, an associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is corresponding author of May's Paper of the Month, "Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0644.
30:45 Next, Darleen is joined by Vladimer Darsalia, PhD, a docent in neuroscience in the Department of Clinical Science and Education at the Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden. He is co-corresponding author of the article "Normalization of Insulin Resistance Rather Than Hyperglycemia Before Stroke Improves Functional Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0532.
48:30 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," our hosts speak with Dr. Timo Mueller, Director of the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz in Munich and professor at the Walter Straub Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Mueller is the current recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award for his work with brain GIP receptors, crucial for understanding the functionality of GLP-1s.
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Welcome to the April 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 April 2026 issue of Diabetes.
5:30 Our hosts speak with Valeria Fabriciova, a PhD student in the group of Gabriela Pavlinkova, PhD, DSc, laboratory head at the Institute of Biotechnology at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. They are co-authors of the article, "ISL1 Restricts Progenitor Programs and Promotes β-Cell Maturation, Revealing Sex Differences in Diabetes Progression," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0673.
40:00 Next, Darleen is joined by Beatriz Delgado-Corrales, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ki Wook Kim, PhD, senior lecturer and principal investigator at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. They are the authors of "Distinct Enterovirus Antigen Landscape in Children With Islet Autoimmunity," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0805.
1:07:35 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin and Darleen speak with Lora K. Heisler, PhD, Chair in Human Nutrition and Head of the Obesity and Food Choice Division of the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Dr. Heisler was also the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association for her work on harnessing brain circuits to improve type 2 diabetes.
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!

Welcome to the March 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 March 2026 issue of Diabetes.
8:15 Kirk speaks with Matthew Merrins, PhD, Joseph F. Hoffman Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine. He is senior author on the article "Amino Acid Sensing by the α-Cell Mitochondrial Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle Regulates Intracellular Ca2+Levels Without Affecting Glucagon Secretion," available at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0510.
29:25 Next, Darleen is joined by Noah Levi, an MD-PhD student in the group of Alejandro Caicedo, PhD, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. They are corresponding authors of the article "Activating Muscarinic Receptor Signaling in Intrapancreatic Neurons Is Required for Parasympathetic Cholinergic Control of Pancreatic Cell Function," available at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0604.
51:20 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin speaks with Mark Atkinson, PhD, about the American Diabetes Association's annual conference, Scientific Sessions. Atkinson is Eminent Scholar for Diabetes Research at the University of Florida and chair of the Scientific Sessions Programming Committee. More information about this year's Scientific Sessions, taking place June 5-8 in New Orleans, is available at professional.diabetes.org/scientific-sessions.
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!

Welcome to the February 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 February 2026 issue of Diabetes.
6:10 To discuss this issue's Paper of the Month, our hosts are joined by authors Christopher Wilson, PhD and Daniel J. Moore, MD, PhD, both of Vanderbilt University. Their article, "B Lymphocytes Impede Tregs to Erode Islet Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0241.
37:05 Next, Darleen speaks with Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD. Dr. Mittendorfer is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Director of NextGen Precision Health, Clinical and Translational Science Unit at the University of Missouri and the lead author of "Effects of Marked Weight Loss Induced by Gastric Bypass Surgery or Low-Calorie Diet Alone on Postprandial Glucose Disposal in Type 2 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0737.
56:00 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin introduces Sir Stephen O'Rahilly, a clinical scientist at the University of Cambridge and past recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement. They discuss O'Rahilly's career, which reshaped scientists' understanding of metabolism and metabolic disease.
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Welcome to the January 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 January 2026 issue of Diabetes.
17:40 After sharing their predictions for the new year, our hosts are joined by Masaya Oshima, PhD, a contract researcher at Institut Cochin in Paris, France. He is the lead author on the January Paper of the Month, "Killing of Human β-Cells by CD8+ T Cells Triggers Inflammatory Paracrine Signaling and Neighboring β-Cell Dysfunction," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0473.
33:10 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin speaks with Sarah Stanley, MBBCh, PhD, an associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award. Her article, "Neural Regulation of Blood Glucose in Acute Stress: A Report on Research Supported by Pathway to Stop Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi24-0051
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