Diabetes Insights - Breakthroughs and Innovators
Episodes
SURPASSing Therapeutic Challenges of Paediatric Type 2 Diabetes with Tirzepatide
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Tamara Hannon (Indiana University Health) and Prof. Martin Wabitsch (Universtätsklinikum Ulm) unpack the findings of the SURPASS...
The EASD's First Clinical Guideline: Assessment and Management of Diabetes Distress
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, EASD presents its inaugural clinical guideline on diabetes distress. Drawing on two years of multidisciplinary work, the guideline w...
Population Level Screening to Detect Early Stage Type 1 Diabetes
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, leading experts Anette Ziegler (Helmholtz Munich), Chantal Mathieu (KU Leuven & EASD President), and Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill (Br...
Results from the SOUL Trial: The Cardiologists' Perspective
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we heard the diabetologist's perspective on cardiovascular outcomes. In this weeks episode, EASD TV continues its deep dive into major clini...
Results from the SOUL Trial: The Diabetologists' Perspective
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the EASD 2024 Annual Meeting, the SOUL trial attracted significant attention as the first study to show cardiovascular risk reduction using an oral...
ATTAIN-1 - Investigating Orforglipron for Obesity Management
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Sean Wharton (University of Toronto and Wharton Medical Clinic, Canada) and Dr. Nasreen Alfaris (King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh,...
Pancreas Development: A Key to Discover Unexpected Treatments of Diabetes
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the future hold for beta cell biology and diabetes treatment? Join Prof. Raphaël Scharfmann (INSERM), recipient of the 2025 Albert Renold P...
EASD-EFSD Rising Stars: The Future of Diabetes Research
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vivienne Parry introduces the EASD Rising Stars of 2025, four early-career researchers whose work spans exercise physiology, precisio...
Impacting Lives of People with Diabetes in Resource Constrained Settings
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Viswanathan Mohan, recipient of the inaugural EASD Global Impact Prize, reflects on his remarkable 50-year career transforming di...
Everything you want to know about Adipose Tissue: From Cellular Mechanisms to Clinical Complications
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, EASD TV host Vivienne Parry sits with Prof. Mikael Rydén (Karolinska Institute), recipient of the 40th Camillo Golgi Prize, about hi...
Back to the future: Re-centring the Role of the Pancreas in Type 2 Diabetes
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Teresa Mezza, recipient of the 2025 EASD Minkowski Prize, takes listeners inside her pioneering research on the early mechanisms o...
Precision Diabetes: Learning From the Rare and Applying to the Common
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, EASD host, Vivienne Parry sits down with 2025 EASD Claude Bernard Prize recipient, Prof. Andrew Hattersley, to reflect on his career ...
Mitochondria, Insulin Resistance, and the Future of Diabetes Treatment
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we meet Prof Gerald Shulman, recipient of this year’s EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence, whose pioneering ...
The Future of Diabetes Technology: Beyond Devices to Equity and Personalisation
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, host Vivienne Parry is joined by experts Anna Krook (Karolinska Institute), Klemen Dovč (Ljubljana University Medical Centre...
Can Pre-Diabetes Remission Reduce Global Diabetes Incidences?
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Andreas Birkenfeld (Germany) and Dr Viswanathan Mohan, 1st EASD Diabetes Global Impact Prize winner (India), join host Vivienne Pa...
What Will the Future Bring for People Living with Diabetes?
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the future hold for people living with diabetes? In this episode, our host Vivienne Parry together with diabetes advocates Bastian Hauck, Re...
Will Next Generation Obesity Drugs make Bariatric Surgery Obsolete?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this lively episode of Diabetes Insights, Prof. Francesco Rubino (King’s College London) and Dr. Louis Aronne (Weill Cornell Medicine) join Vivie...
Breaking Barriers: Public-Private Partnerships Revolutionizing Diabetes Research
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Melissa Thomas (Eli, Lilly & Company), Dr. Elizabeth Niemoller (Sanofi) and Prof. Michele Solimena (Helmholtz Zentrum München & ...
Producing Beta Cells: Generation of Pancreatic islets from Stem Cells
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Diabetes Insights, Prof. Raphael Scharfmann (INSERM, France) and Dr. Valeria Sordi (San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, Italy) join our...
Advances in Diabetes Care: Technology in Hospitals, Pregnancy & Gestational Diabetes
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professors Hood Thabit (University of Manchester, UK) and Helen Murphy (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) join Vivienne Parry a...
The Rise of GIP: From Biology to Medicine
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the fascinating history, fall, and resurgence of GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) in diabetes therapy. O...
"Old and New" Islets for Type 1 Diabetes: From Transplant to Stem Cells
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the evolving world of cell therapy in type 1 diabetes. Professor James Shaw (Newcastle University), Dr Timothy Kieffer (Un...
Finding the Balance: Work-Life Balance in Research and Academia
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is special, as the topic was requested by members of the Early Career Academy. The spotlight is on work-life balance in academic med...
Establishing Diabetes Technology in a National Healthcare System: How the UK Revolutionised Diabetes Care
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Diabetes Perspectives, Prof. Partha Kar, National Specialty Advisor for Diabetes with NHS England, shares how the UK became the first ...
The Future of Type 2 Diabetes - Where Are We Going?
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Emma Ahlqvist (Lund University) and Prof. Matthias Blüher (University of Leipzig) join host Vivienne Parry to explore the futu...
When Sex is Ex - Sexual Problems in Diabetes
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetes Insights, we’re talking about a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention in diabetes care: Sexual Health. Studie...
Targeting Obesity to Treat Heart Failure - With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could weight loss be the key to managing heart failure? In this episode of Diabetes Insights, we dive into the STEP-HFpEF trial, a groundbreaking stud...
Avoiding Complications at Onset - The Future of Type 1 Diabetes Screening and Care
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetes Insights, we explore the power of screening in type 1 diabetes and the potential for early intervention. Host Vivienne Par...
Shaping Policy for Better Diabetes Care - European Diabetes Forum (EUDF)
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the critical role of the European Diabetes Forum (EUDF) in shaping diabetes policy across Europe. Host Vivienne Parry sp...
Saving Hearts, Kidneys and Lives in Type 2 Diabetes - Results from the FLOW Trial
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetes Insights, we dive into the latest findings from the FLOW Trial - a groundbreaking trial evaluating the impact of GLP-1 rec...
Can We Screen for Type 2 Diabetes using Voice?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EASDtv Podcast, we explore a cutting-edge approach to diabetes screening - using voice. Dr Guy Fagherazzi and Dr Abir Elbeji fr...
Exercise is Medicine - Physical Activity and Insulin Action in Diabetes
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Prof. Juleen Zierath, recipient of the 2024 EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence. A former EAS...
Islet Networks Regulating Insulin Secretion - A Debate
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The role of beta cells in diabetes is well established, but how important are the other cells within the islet network? In this episode of Diabetes In...
Diabetologia Journal in Review - Innovations, AI and the Future of Diabetes Research
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Hindrik Mulder, Editor-in-Chief of Diabetologia, joins us to discuss the journals accomplishments over the past year and its vi...
Talking Guidelines - New Guidelines for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Diseases
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Frank Tacke (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Prof. Michael Roden (University of Düsseldorf), and Prof. Hannele Yki-...
Putting Diabetes on the Agenda - How to Get Policymakers on Board
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the vital role of National and European diabetes forums, respectively, in shaping policies and improving care for people l...
Help! I Need Somebody - Complex Diabetes Cases in the Emergency Room
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Aoife Egan and Daniel Morganstein discuss the complexities of managing glycaemic emergencies in special patient populations. From dia...
Once Weekly Insulins - A Paradigm Change for Basal Insulin Replacement
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
QWINT: A Paradigm Shift in Insulin Therapy In this episode, Harpreet Bajaj, Carol Wysham, and Richard Bergenstal explore the revolutionary QWINT prog...
The Future of Type 1 Diabetes - Will We See Prevention or Cure?
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of the year, our very own president Prof. Chantal Mathieu and other leading experts explore the future of type 1 diabetes. Join ...
Identifying the Genetic Causes of Neonatal Diabetes
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elisa De Franco, recipient of the 2024 EASD Minkowski Award, takes us on a journey through her groundbreaking research into neonat...
Metabolic Mastermind - Adipose Tissue's Role in Energy and Glucose Control
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adipose tissue isn't just "fat" - it's a remarkable endocrine organ with transformative impacts on health and diabetes. In this episode, discover grou...
The Forgotten Few or Many? Diabetes Care for People at Margins of Society
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alice Rickford and Andrzej Kokoszka discuss the complex challenges of managing diabetes in disadvantaged communities and among indivi...
Global Perspectives on Diabetes
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3 of our podcast, experts from Argentina, Mexico, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka share a comprehensive view of the diabetes epidemic in their coun...
What the Future Will Bring - Diabetes Care in 2030
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 features Matthias Blüher and Anette Ziegler, two leading experts in diabetes research, as they share their insights into the future of diab...
Diabetes Remission - is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode features Dr. Roy Taylor, a leading diabetes researcher and recipient of the prestigious EASD Claude Bernard Prize, discussing ground...