Welcome to the latest episode (September 2026) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the September 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.
4:55 Alice welcomes John Pemberton, BSc (Hons), PgDip, RD, Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian at Birmingham Women's and Children's National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in the UK. He is also the founder of Glucose Never Lies, an independent education platform focused on dynamic glucose management, and is himself a person living with type 1 diabetes. He is a corresponding author on a community voices piece entitled, "The Stress Test CGMs Are Not Required To Pass," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci26-0071.
26:05 Mike is joined by Maria J. Redondo, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Her article, "Impact of Body Size on Preclinical Type 1 Diabetes Development and Progression," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0134.
41:55 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the September 2026 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: