Richard I.G. Holt, PhD, FRCP, and Anne L. Peters, MD, and their writing team will summarize the key topics addressed by this trans-Atlantic collaboration.

Veterans and active-duty military personnel with diabetes can now receive self-management education in a simulated environment.

In 1921, the discovery of insulin transformed type 1 diabetes from a death sentence. Peter Arvan, MD, PhD, and Michael A. Weiss, MD, PhD, MBA, will explore the ramifications of this critical inflection point in medicine.

Paul W. Franks, PhD, and Kevin D. Hall, PhD, will present opposing viewpoints about whether the hype about precision nutrition outweighs the science during a debate on the final day of the Scientific Sessions.

Being a minority person with diabetes doubles down on the health care disparities that vulnerable minority populations already face, according to an expert panel that examined disparities in diabetes and diabetes care during the Scientific Sessions. Ashley M. Butler, PhD, reviewed community- and family-based strategies to improve type 1 diabetes management among African American and…

While experts may not agree which diet is best for the treatment of diabetes and obesity, most agree that there’s no one-size-fits-all diet and that the optimal approach often involves a combination of lifestyle modifications, including diet, and medical therapies. Four distinguished clinicians and researchers, including Thomas Pieber, MD, analyzed four different diets and discussed…

Countries around the world—from the Americas to Europe to Southeast Asia and beyond—have instituted taxes aimed at curbing the consumption of sugary beverages as part of a larger effort to combat the negative health outcomes associated with high sugar consumption. A panel of health policy researchers, including Rafael Meza, PhD, reported on the effects of…

During a virtual debate at this year’s Scientific Sessions, pediatric endocrinologist Belinda S. Lennerz, MD, PhD, demonstrated the benefits of carbohydrate restriction in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, while Carmel E. Smart, RD, PhD, argued that patients can achieve comparable glycemic control with less restrictive diets and less risk.

During a two-hour virtual presentation at this year’s Scientific Sessions, four diabetes care and education specialists discussed innovative programs and research designed to address care gaps in diabetes management. Jodi Krall, PhD, discussed the use of technology, particularly telemedicine, to expand access to nutrition and diabetes education.