Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS, and Neda Laiteerapong, MD, discussed the pros and cons—from alleviating burnout to passing off hallucinations—of bringing artificial intelligence fully on board in clinical care today.
During multiple sessions at the 2026 Scientific Sessions, experts, including Viral N. Shah, MD, explored the potential, challenges, and questions surrounding continuous ketone monitoring and other considerations for diabetic ketoacidosis, which results in more than 250,000 hospital admissions in the U.S. each year.
In her award lecture, Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES, FCCP, advocated embracing new tools and technology while keeping the people living with diabetes central to new approaches to care.
Leaders of three start-up ventures pitched their novel product ideas at the Scientific Sessions and exited with connections for opportunities to accelerate their visions for redefining diabetes care and treatment.
Francisco Pasquel, MD, MPH, and other panelists presented new data from the AIDING trial, which compared automated inulin delivery to multiple daily injections combined with continuous glucose monitoring in individuals with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes during hospitalization.
Michelle Litchman, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, and other experts will examine data, challenges, and best practices around the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and automated insulin delivery (AID) devices among children, older adults, the Deaf community, and inpatient populations.
Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS, and Neda Laiteerapong, MD, will debate the merits of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into health care delivery now versus taking a wait-and-see approach. They will discuss cost and quality of care and clinician burnout as key factors to consider.
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.
Boris Kovatchev, PhD, and other panelists will share recent developments in the application of artificial intelligence in automated insulin delivery, clinical decision-making, nutrition estimation, diabetes coaching, and more.