Welcome to episode no. 35 (August 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 2:50 Alice is joined by professors Merlin C. Thomas and Mark E. Cooper, both of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. They discuss their article, “Kidney Disease: The Forgotten L...
Aug 08, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Kenneth Cusi on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, Guido Freckmann and Stefan Pleus on glycemic metrics derived from CGMs, and more! Welcome to episode no. 34 (July 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the July 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 1:05 Mike and Alice mark the 75...
Jul 10, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Welcome to episode no. 33 (June 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the June 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 6:50 Alice is joined by past guest Deborah Wexler , MD, MSC, chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Unit, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. They...
Jun 03, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Welcome to episode no. 32 (May 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the May 2025 issue of Diabetes Care ! and beyond. 2:30 Alice is joined by John Buse, MD, PhD , endocrinologist and Director of the Diabetes Care Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC), and Mary Beth Cassely, MSPH , ...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Welcome to episode no. 31 (April 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the April 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. Our hosts begin by highlighting some fun facts about April. Of note: it’s Defeat Diabetes Month! This campaign aims to raise awareness around issues of diabetes prevention and managemen...
Apr 01, 2025•45 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Welcome to episode no. 30 (March 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the March 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. To mark the month of Ramadan, our hosts begin by highlighting a series of practical resources to help people with diabetes minimize risk while religious fasting. These resources include...
Mar 05, 2025•41 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Welcome to episode no. 29 (February 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the February 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. Our hosts return to their usual format, interviewing authors of featured articles before concluding with their Rapid Exchange segment. But first, Alice shares some fun facts of th...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Welcome to episode no. 28 (January 2025) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the January 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. In the first episode of the new year, Mike and Alice share their New Year’s resolutions before launching into a special format: celebrating the publication of the acclaimed annual u...
Jan 03, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Welcome to episode no. 27 (December 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the December 2024 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 0:40 2024 was a big year for diabetes research. With the year coming to a close, Mike and Alice discuss the highlights, including studies on the automated use of insulin during pr...
Dec 06, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Welcome to episode no. 26 (November 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the November 2024 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 0:40 In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Alice and Mike begin with a special offer from the ADA for new and renewing members: a 15% discount on a 1- or 2-year membership. Go to profess...
Nov 01, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Welcome to episode no. 25 (October 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the October 2024 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 0:40 Alice and Mike ring in Fall with a special offer from the ADA for new and renewing members: a 15% discount on a 1- or 2-year membership. Go to professional.diabetes.org/members...
Oct 11, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Welcome to episode no. 24 (September 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the September 2024 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 0:30 Alice and Mike begin by highlighting a special section of the September issue of Diabetes Care : the DCCT/EDIC 40th Anniversary Collection. This collection contains five or...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Welcome to a very special, all-new episode (no. 23) of Diabetes Care “ On Air .” While this podcast usually focuses exclusively on the research published in each month’s issue of Diabetes Care , this unique episode focuses on the incredible scholarly content of the 84th Scientific Sessions , which took place 21–24 June in Orlando, FL. Diabetes Care “ On Air ” co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, hosted a panel discussion with Kirk Habegger, PhD, Darleen Sandoval, PhD, an...
Aug 12, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Welcome to episode no. 22 (August 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . 0:42 Alice opens the show by reminding listeners that August 26 is the last day to access the online sessions from the 84th Scientific Sessions , which took place 21–24 June in Orlando, FL. Any...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Welcome to episode no. 21 (July 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the July 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . 0:42 Mike and Alice open the show by talking about the spectacularly successful 84th Scientific Sessions , which took place 21–24 June in Orlando, FL. Mike shares his enjoyment of various symposia ...
Jul 05, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Welcome to episode no. 20 (June 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the June 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . 1:20 Alice and Mike begin by talking about some of the many great things that will happen at the ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions , which will take place 21–24 June in Orlando, FL. 4:11: Mike kicks o...
Jun 05, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Welcome to episode no. 19 (May 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the May 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . 2:00: Alice gets things going by bringing on Valerie K. Sullivan , first author of “Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incident Diabetes in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.” Dr. Su...
May 01, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Welcome to episode no. 18 (April 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the April 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . Notably, this episode is a more expansive journey than usual. Dive in at your own pace—segment by segment— or all at once. You can find time stamps for each segment in the notes below. Mike and A...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Welcome to episode no. 17 (March 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the March 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . Mike and Alice begin the show by reminding listeners of ADA’s special offer to new members. Individuals who would like to take advantage of this time-limited discount can sign up for an ADA profe...
Feb 29, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Welcome to episode no. 16 (February 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the February 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . Alice begins the show by reminding listeners of ADA’s special offer to new members. Individuals who would like to take advantage of this time-limited discount can sign up for an ADA profess...
Feb 02, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Welcome to episode no. 15 (January 2024) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the January 2024 issue of Diabetes Care . After wishing all the listeners a happy and healthy New Year, Alice and Mike announce ADA’s special offer to new members. Individuals who would like to take advantage of this time-limited dis...
Jan 02, 2024•59 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Welcome to episode no. 14, a very special episode of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, along with special guests Dr. Stephanie Fitzpatrick and Dr. Seth Berkowitz, for an examination of the 2023 Diabetes Care Symposium, the 2023 Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress, and the life and achievements of Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs. 0:38: Mike introduces the guest...
Dec 11, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Welcome to episode no. 13 (December 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the December 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . 1:45: Alice interviews Kamlesh Khunti , lead author of “Diabetes and Multiple Long-term Conditions: A Review of Our Current Global Health Challenge.” This study is an editor-selected featur...
Dec 01, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Welcome to episode no. 12 (November 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the November 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . 1:43: Mike gets things started with a November fun fact about diabetes: World Diabetes Day is November 14th! The 14th of November was chosen because it is Sir Fredrick Banting’s birthday. M...
Oct 26, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Remembering a critical breakthrough in diabetes research on a fateful night over 100 years ago, Anand E. Rajesh and Aaron Y. Lee on the incredible potential of artificial intelligence in screening for and diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, Brigitte I. Frohnert on stage 1 type 1 diabetes and multiple islet autoimmunity, and more! Welcome to episode no. 11 (October 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Ch...
Sep 29, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Announcement of an upcoming special episode of Diabetes Care “On Air” on diabetes and social determinants of health, Sandra C. Naamann and George L. Bakris on the pillars of therapy for slowing diabetes progression, Mathilde Touvier on artificial sweeteners and type 2 diabetes risk, and more! Welcome to episode no. 10 (September 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Ricke...
Sep 05, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome to episode no. 9 (August 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . 0:52: Before launching into this month’s feature interviews, Alice and Mike recap their first few months of working together on Diabetes Care “On Air.” Mike emphasizes how much he’s learned from...
Aug 02, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to episode no. 8 (July 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the July 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . 0:42: Mike and Alice discuss the spectacularly successful 83rd Scientific Sessions of the ADA , which occurred June 23 to 26 in San Diego, CA. The co-hosts discuss the “incredible,” “exciting,” and ...
Jun 30, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome to episode no. 7 (June 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the June 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . 0:41: Mike and Alice discuss the 83rd Scientific Sessions of the ADA , which will occur June 23 to 26 in San Diego, CA. Alice, who happens to be the Chair of the Scientific Sessions Planning Committ...
Jun 02, 2023•57 min
Welcome to episode no. 6 (May 2023) of Diabetes Care “On Air”—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the May 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . 1:45: Alice interviews Rohan Arora , contributor of the cover art on the May 2023 issue of Diabetes Care . Rohan was born in India and was diagnosed with diabetes 14 years ago. Today he is a designer,...
May 02, 2023•53 min
