2020, Presenter Perspectives, Scientific Sessions
  • The Value of Kidney Biopsies to Empower New Discoveries in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Insight into COVID-19 kidney damage

    Matthias Kretzler, MD, previews his presentation “The Value of Kidney Biopsies to Empower New Discoveries in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Insight into COVID-19 kidney damage,” which begins at 4:30 p.m. CT Monday, June 15.


  • Researchers to review early clinical trial results examining next generation of automated insulin delivery systems

    Researchers to review early clinical trial results examining next generation of automated insulin delivery systems

    Researchers will review new data from four clinical trials examining the latest generation of automated insulin delivery systems during a two-hour presentation on the first day of the Scientific Sessions. Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, previews the session, which will highlight the rapid evolution of the field since 2016 when the first automated insulin delivery system…


  • Latest DPPOS results on CVD, cancer incidence to be reported

    Latest DPPOS results on CVD, cancer incidence to be reported

    The latest clinical outcomes from the largest and longest follow-up to the Diabetes Prevention Program study will be presented during the Virtual 80th Scientific Sessions. The current phase of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) is scheduled to run through 2021 and is examining the long-term effects of metformin on cardiovascular disease and cancer…


  • SEARCH results highlight increasing burden and disparities in youth-onset diabetes

    SEARCH results highlight increasing burden and disparities in youth-onset diabetes

    Five experts will review critical lessons from two decades of surveillance and observational research into youth-onset diabetes during a two-hour virtual symposium at the Scientific Sessions. The expert presenters, including symposium chair Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD, are key participants in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, a national multi-center study with centers in California,…


  • Session will explore crossover benefits of heart, kidney treatments

    Session will explore crossover benefits of heart, kidney treatments

    “Diabetes-dedicated professionals can be very successful at managing diabetes, but they want to be equally successful in reducing the risks of heart failure hospitalizations, myocardial infarctions, stroke, and cardiovascular death. They want to be equally successful in reducing the progression of kidney disease and reducing the chances of patients ending up on dialysis, or at…


  • Experts will debate recommendations for blood pressure targets, metformin use

    Experts will debate recommendations for blood pressure targets, metformin use

    Should the blood pressure target for all individuals with type 2 diabetes and hypertension be


  • Make plans to attend virtual Corporate Symposia during the Scientific Sessions

    Corporate Symposia are programs that are planned and conducted by the corporate community in conjunction with the Virtual 80th Scientific Sessions to provide attendees with additional educational opportunities. There are currently 10 Corporate Symposia scheduled beginning Friday, June 12.


  • Sympathetic-Associated Macrophages in Energy Homeostasis

    Ana Domingos, PhD, previews her presentation “Sympathetic-Associated Macrophages in Energy Homeostasis,” which begins at 5:00 p.m. CT Saturday, June 13.


  • DAPA-HF Update—Have We Lost SGLT2 Inhibitors to Cardiologists?! Background and Main Cardiovascular Outcomes

    John JV McMurray, OBE, BSc (Hons), MB, ChB (Hons), MD, Professor of Medical Cardiology, University of Glasgow, previews his presentation “DAPA-HF Update—Have We Lost SGLT2 Inhibitors to Cardiologists?! Background and Main Cardiovascular Outcomes,” which begins at 4:00 p.m. CT Saturday, June 13.


  • Efficacy of Personalized Nutrition Based on Gut Microbiome and Clinical Data in Prediabetes

    Eran Segal, PhD, previews his presentation “Efficacy of Personalized Nutrition Based on Gut Microbiome and Clinical Data in Prediabetes,” which begins at 11:40 a.m. CT Saturday, June 13.