2026, Scientific Sessions, Session Coverage
  • Panel to offer strategies for supporting psychological wellbeing for women and girls with diabetes

    Panel to offer strategies for supporting psychological wellbeing for women and girls with diabetes

    Paige Trojanowski, PhD, and other panelists will present the latest findings on unique diabetes challenges during female adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy.


  • Symposium to introduce novel approaches to harnessing tech in diabetes management

    Symposium to introduce novel approaches to harnessing tech in diabetes management

    One of the panelists, Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD, will explain how to leverage electronic health records to automate diabetes distress screening and facilitate practitioner conversations.


  • Panelists to outline impact of youth substance use on diabetes care

    Panelists to outline impact of youth substance use on diabetes care

    Elissa Weitzman, ScD, MSc, will be part of a trio of presenters in an Ask the Experts session focused on how to integrate conversations about the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, pain medications, and other substances into clinical care for young people living with diabetes.


  • Panel to review the impact of disordered eating in diabetes and obesity

    Panel to review the impact of disordered eating in diabetes and obesity

    Nicole Patience, MS, RDN, LDN, CEDS-C, CDCES, and other experts will explain how eating disorders and imbalanced eating can affect people living with diabetes or obesity and how to help them achieve sustainable wellness.


  • Presenter Profile: Adapting the Lifestyle Change Program to Meet Participants’ Needs

    Presenter Profile: Adapting the Lifestyle Change Program to Meet Participants’ Needs

    Laura Richardson, NBC-HWC, previews a presentation at the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Monday, June 8, at 8:00 a.m. CT.


  • Presenter Profile: Latin American Perspective on DSMES

    Presenter Profile: Latin American Perspective on DSMES

    Betsy Rodriguez, BSN, MSN, DCES, FADCES, previews a presentation at the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Friday, June 5, at 3:45 p.m. CT.


  • Presenter Profile: First International Education Recognition Program: Saudi Arabia

    Presenter Profile: First International Education Recognition Program: Saudi Arabia

    Mohammed Alharbi, MD, previews a presentation at the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Friday, June 5, at 3:45 p.m. CT.


  • Presenter Profile: Innovating Care Through Coverage: Sustainable Payment for Diabetes Prevention and Management

    Presenter Profile: Innovating Care Through Coverage: Sustainable Payment for Diabetes Prevention and Management

    Jennifer Barnhart, MPH, previews a presentation at the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Monday, June 8, at 8:00 a.m. CT.


  • Presenter Profile: Beyond the Classroom: Managing Diabetes Care in Camps, Daycare, and Extracurricular Settings

    Presenter Profile: Beyond the Classroom: Managing Diabetes Care in Camps, Daycare, and Extracurricular Settings

    Margaret Pellizzari, DNP, MBA, MS, RN, CDCES, FADCES, previews a presentation at the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 7, at 4:30 p.m. CT.


  • Hot topics in nutrition for 2026: menopause, ultraprocessed foods, misinformation, and care delivery for immigrant populations

    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.