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ADA Scholars program provides immersive professional development
Over two days, 70 early-career ADA Scholars convened for a unique opportunity to engage with peers and senior leaders while participating in programming designed to support their career growth at a pivotal stage.
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Welcome to New Orleans for the Scientific Sessions
The dynamic four-day program developed by this year’s Scientific Sessions Planning Committee is packed with scientific discovery, clinical innovation, networking channels, and more for researchers and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing the prevention, treatment, care, and the long-sought cure for diabetes.
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Obesity Year in Review to give an overview of major advances and discoveries
Presentations in this opening-day symposium will include a review of recent literature on the clinical application of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based drugs by Julio E. Ayala, PhD, who will also identify knowledge gaps that can guide future clinical trials.
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Investigators to bring data on glucose management with oral orforglipron
Julio Rosenstock, MD, Francesco Giorgino, MD, PhD, and other panelists will discuss results from the ACHIEVE clinical trials, including ACHIEVE-3, which compared oral semaglutide and orforglipron for use in type 2 diabetes.
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Researchers to share VESPER phase 2 clinical trial data
Investigators, including John B. Buse, MD, PhD, will discuss new insights from the VESPER program examining berobenatide, an ultra-long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist for weight management.
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Experts to discuss the benefits of glucagon/GLP-1 receptor dual agonism gleaned from SYNCHRONIZE
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD, and other investigators will examine the basic science underlying injectable survodutide, as well as results from two of the four studies in the SYNCHRONIZE program.
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Authors of the Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 will share insights on annual updates
This Saturday symposium, featuring Anne Peters, MD, Elizabeth Ann Beverly, PhD, Emily D. Szmuilowicz, MD, MS, and others, will cover chapters on diabetes technology, facilitating positive health behaviors, pharmacological approaches to glycemic management, cardiovascular disease and risk management, pregnancy, and diabetes in children and adolescents.
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Session to provide updates on MASLD, lipoprotein biology, and CV risk
Panelists will discuss an underexplored nexus of metabolic dysfunction in diabetes on the final day of the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Scott Summers, PhD, will explore the role of ceramides in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and cardiovascular risk. Other topics include cholesterol, clot lysis, and thrombosis.
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Hot topics in nutrition for 2026: menopause, ultraprocessed foods, misinformation, and care delivery for immigrant populations
Presenters, including Hillary Wright, MEd, RDN, LDN, will discuss trending topics in nutrition and how food choices and other factors affect individuals living with diabetes across different ages and ethnicities.
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Researchers to reveal trial results for dual agonism in type 1 diabetes
Experts, including Klara Klein, MD, PhD, will discuss the possible benefits of a glucagon-like peptide-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist (GLP-1/GIP RA) for people living with type 1 diabetes.