John Pemberton on the Stress Test CGMS Are Not Required to Pass, Maria J. Redondo on Body Size and Preclinical T1D, and more!

Welcome to the latest episode (September 2026) 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 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond.

4:55 Alice welcomes John Pemberton, BSc (Hons), PgDip, RD, Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian at Birmingham Women's and Children's National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in the UK. He is also the founder of Glucose Never Lies, an independent education platform focused on dynamic glucose management, and is himself a person living with type 1 diabetes. He is a corresponding author on a community voices piece entitled, "The Stress Test CGMs Are Not Required To Pass," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci26-0071.

26:05 Mike is joined by Maria J. Redondo, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Her article, "Impact of Body Size on Preclinical Type 1 Diabetes Development and Progression," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0134.

41:55 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the September 2026 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include:

• Abuabat et al. Detectable C-Peptide and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk in Type 1 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0220

• Galindo et al. Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Among People With Type 2 Diabetes and End-Stage Kidney Failure Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0404

• Goodman et al. Effects of the Omnipod 5 Hybrid Closed-Loop System in People With Type 1 Diabetes With Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0422

• Harnois-Leblanc et al. Genetic Determinants of Macronutrient Intake Are Associated With Specific Food Intake in Youth: A Cohort Study Across Childhood and Adolescence doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2975

• Hossmann et al. Effects of Menstrual Cycle on Insulin Sensitivity in Type 1 Diabetes: An Observational Study of Individuals Using an Automated Insulin Delivery System doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0692

• Guo et al. Life Course Cumulative BMI Burden From Childhood to Adulthood and Risk of Metabolic Multimorbidity: A 36-Year Prospective Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2889

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